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 56th out of 232 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.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 5.09 % (2022)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 91.58 1000 ha (2022)
- Inland waters — Area 1,003 1000 ha (2022)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 27.36 % (2022)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 64.66 % (2022)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 3,292 1000 ha (2022)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.81 % (2022)
- Permanent crops — Area 296 1000 ha (2022)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 29.52 % (2022)
- Arable land — Area 1,503 1000 ha (2022)
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 56th out of 232 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.