Inland waters — Area, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Inland waters — Area, per capita was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Inland waters — Area, per capita in Nicaragua, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.0001 1000 ha per person for inland waters — area, per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland waters — area, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 ha per person, in 2022.
Nicaragua ranks 17th of 140 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Inland waters — Area, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 0.0001 1000 ha per person | 0.0002 1000 ha per person | 3 |
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- 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)
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- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 7.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0.0146 million SLC per person (2023)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual 5.75 % change on previous year (2023)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per unit 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inland waters — area, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Inland waters — area, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest inland waters — area, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest inland waters — area, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Nicaragua rank for inland waters — area, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 17th out of 140 countries with data for 2022.
- Is inland waters — area, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Inland waters — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Inland waters — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Inland waters — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Inland waters — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Inland waters — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.