Cropland — Area per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.27 ha/cap in 2022. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Nicaragua, 1961–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Nicaragua is 0.27 ha/cap, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.64 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.27 ha/cap, in 2020.
That places Nicaragua 61st out of 250 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.64 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.62 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.61 ha/cap | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.59 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.57 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.56 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.54 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.53 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.51 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.48 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.47 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.46 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.45 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.44 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.42 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 0.41 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.39 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.38 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4 ha/cap | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.39 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.38 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.38 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.38 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.37 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.37 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.37 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.37 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.36 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.35 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.35 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.35 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4 ha/cap | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.41 ha/cap | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.42 ha/cap | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.42 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.43 ha/cap | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.43 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.43 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.42 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.42 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.42 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.38 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.36 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.34 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.32 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.27 ha/cap is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.17 ha/cap, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.27 ha/cap is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.11 ha/cap, 2.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5744 ha/cap | 0.51 ha/cap | 0.64 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.442 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 0.5 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.379 ha/cap | 0.37 ha/cap | 0.4 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.38 ha/cap | 0.34 ha/cap | 0.42 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.403 ha/cap | 0.34 ha/cap | 0.43 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.295 ha/cap | 0.28 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.27 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More environment data for Nicaragua
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2024)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0474 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Nicaragua?
- Cropland — area per capita in Nicaragua was 0.27 ha/cap in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.64 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 ha/cap in 2020.
- How does Nicaragua rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 61st out of 250 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.