Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0048 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0048 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
51st
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0123 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0048 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Nicaragua stood at 0.0048 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0123 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0048 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Nicaragua 51st out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0119 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0117 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0114 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0112 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0111 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0088 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0048 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 2.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0048 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0012 Square kilometres per person, 4.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0112 Square kilometres per person | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0088 Square kilometres per person | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 48 Peru 0.0054 Square kilometres per person compare
- 49 Bhutan 0.0053 Square kilometres per person compare
- 50 Georgia 0.0052 Square kilometres per person compare
- 52 Canada 0.0046 Square kilometres per person compare
- 53 Chile 0.0045 Square kilometres per person compare
- 54 North Macedonia 0.0043 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0048 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0123 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Nicaragua rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 51st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.