Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
85th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2005
All-time low
0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre for cropland — area, per square kilometre in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Nicaragua ranks 85th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0122 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0156 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0182 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0183 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0184 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0179 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre, 89% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0099 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0177 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.016 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 82 Ethiopia 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 83 Saint Lucia 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 84 Samoa 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 86 Honduras 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 87 Guam 0.0148 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 88 Niger 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0617 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua was 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 85th out of 185 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.