Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 3,157 Square kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Nicaragua, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Nicaragua is 3,157 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.7% on the previous year and up 194.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Nicaragua peaked at 3,157 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 444.81 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Nicaragua ranks 62nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 444.81 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 1,071 Square kilometres | +140.8% |
| 2015 | 1,571 Square kilometres | +46.7% |
| 2020 | 2,002 Square kilometres | +27.4% |
| 2022 | 3,157 Square kilometres | +57.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 444.81 Square kilometres | 444.81 Square kilometres | 444.81 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,321 Square kilometres | 1,071 Square kilometres | 1,571 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 2,579 Square kilometres | 2,002 Square kilometres | 3,157 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 59 South Africa 3,204 Square kilometres compare
- 60 Türkiye 21,809 Square kilometres compare
- 60 Paraguay 3,188 Square kilometres compare
- 61 Costa Rica 3,170 Square kilometres compare
- 63 Dominican Republic 2,989 Square kilometres compare
- 63 Melanesia 13,401 Square kilometres compare
- 64 Malawi 2,962 Square kilometres compare
- 65 Greece 2,951 Square kilometres 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)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate -84.73 % change on previous year (2023)
- Roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Roundwood — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2023)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate 45.58 % change on previous year (2023)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0026 m3 per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Nicaragua?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Nicaragua was 3,157 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 3,157 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 444.81 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Nicaragua rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Nicaragua ranks 62nd out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 194.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation