Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 35.34 % in 2022. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Nicaragua, 1961–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 35.34 % for cropland — share in agricultural land in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Nicaragua peaked at 42.55 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 32.98 %, in 1977.
Nicaragua ranks 140th of 213 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.9 % | 33.52 % | 34.4 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 33.51 % | 32.98 % | 33.88 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.76 % | 33.24 % | 37.39 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.09 % | 36.95 % | 41.49 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.11 % | 37.71 % | 42.55 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.54 % | 35.39 % | 36.42 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.34 % | 35.34 % | 35.34 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 137 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 36.83 % compare
- 138 Liberia 36.82 % compare
- 139 North Macedonia, Republic of 36.02 % compare
- 141 Panama 34.66 % compare
- 142 Costa Rica 34.25 % compare
- 143 Liechtenstein 33.46 % compare
More environment data for Nicaragua
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2024)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 35,000 t (2023)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 35,000 t (2023)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 223 1000 USD (2023)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 28 t (2023)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 153 1000 USD (2023)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 33 t (2023)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 41,986 1000 USD (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Nicaragua?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Nicaragua was 35.34 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 42.55 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.98 % in 1977.
- How does Nicaragua rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Nicaragua ranks 140th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Agricultural land. 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.