Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 0.2736 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2736 Square kilometres per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.2736 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.187 Square kilometres per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.2736 Square kilometres per square kilometre for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Nicaragua peaked at 0.2736 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.187 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Nicaragua 48th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.187 Square kilometres per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.187 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1895 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1911 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1936 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1978 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1978 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1978 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1978 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1978 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1994 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1994 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1994 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1994 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1994 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1994 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2077 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2077 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2077 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2077 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2077 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2077 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2077 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2077 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2036 Square kilometres per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2036 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2036 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2053 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2077 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2102 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2127 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2156 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2185 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2206 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.223 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2306 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.235 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2395 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.244 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2485 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2498 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2501 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2506 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2506 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2506 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2534 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2568 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2597 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2626 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2659 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2719 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2721 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2721 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2721 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2721 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2721 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2727 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.273 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.273 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2736 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2736 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2736 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2736 Square kilometres per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.2736 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2063 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.2736 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1519 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1932 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.187 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1978 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2018 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.1978 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2077 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2062 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2036 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2077 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.225 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2102 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.244 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2533 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2485 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2626 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2717 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2659 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.273 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2736 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2736 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 0.2736 Square kilometres per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 45 Mali 0.2839 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 46 Georgia 0.2792 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 47 Nigeria 0.2764 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 49 Cuba 0.2735 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 50 Argentina 0.2729 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
- 51 Switzerland 0.2712 Square kilometres per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Nicaragua?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Nicaragua was 0.2736 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2736 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.187 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 48th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.