Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 5.09 % in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Nicaragua, 1961–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Nicaragua stood at 5.09 %.
That represents a change of down 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Nicaragua peaked at 11.07 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.5 %, in 1966.
That places Nicaragua 121st out of 184 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 | 1.84 % | 1.5 % | 2.9 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.49 % | 3.32 % | 4.88 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.35 % | 4.02 % | 4.82 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.63 % | 3.11 % | 4.01 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.38 % | 4 % | 9.49 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.72 % | 5.09 % | 11.07 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.09 % | 5.09 % | 5.09 % | 3 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -40.43 % change on previous year (2023)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2023)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.27 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.9954 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -3.88 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Nicaragua?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Nicaragua was 5.09 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 11.07 % in 2011.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 % in 1966.
- How does Nicaragua rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Nicaragua ranks 121st out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.5%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.