Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0176 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0176 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
61st
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0655 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0176 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Nicaragua stood at 0.0176 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0655 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0176 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Nicaragua ranks 61st of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0655 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0636 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0617 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0599 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0581 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0563 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0546 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0529 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0512 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0497 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0481 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0468 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0454 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.044 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0427 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0414 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0402 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0391 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.038 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.037 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.036 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.035 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0341 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0333 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0325 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0317 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.031 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0303 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0296 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0289 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0283 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0276 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.027 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0265 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0259 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0254 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.025 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0246 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0243 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.024 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0237 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0234 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0231 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0228 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0225 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0222 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0219 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0216 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0213 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.021 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0207 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0204 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0201 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0198 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0196 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0193 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0191 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0188 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0186 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0183 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0181 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0179 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0176 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0176 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 Square kilometres per person, 1.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0176 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0105 Square kilometres per person, 1.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0582 Square kilometres per person | 0.0512 Square kilometres per person | 0.0655 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0436 Square kilometres per person | 0.038 Square kilometres per person | 0.0497 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.033 Square kilometres per person | 0.0296 Square kilometres per person | 0.037 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0264 Square kilometres per person | 0.0243 Square kilometres per person | 0.0289 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0226 Square kilometres per person | 0.0213 Square kilometres per person | 0.024 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0197 Square kilometres per person | 0.0186 Square kilometres per person | 0.021 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.018 Square kilometres per person | 0.0176 Square kilometres per person | 0.0183 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 58 South Africa 0.0192 Square kilometres per person compare
- 59 Georgia 0.0187 Square kilometres per person compare
- 60 Iran 0.0179 Square kilometres per person compare
- 62 Liberia 0.0175 Square kilometres per person compare
- 63 Guinea 0.0171 Square kilometres per person compare
- 64 Bulgaria 0.0168 Square kilometres per person 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0474 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — land area, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0176 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0655 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0176 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Nicaragua rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 61st out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land 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 Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.