What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Nicaragua?

The highest recorded value was 32,920 Square kilometres in 2020.

What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Nicaragua?

The lowest recorded value was 22,500 Square kilometres in 1961.

How does Nicaragua rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?

Nicaragua ranks 66th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.

Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Nicaragua

Name: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Nicaragua
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Nicaragua: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 32,920 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

32,920 Square kilometres

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

66th

of 180 countries

All-time high

32,920 Square kilometres

in 2020

All-time low

22,500 Square kilometres

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Nicaragua, 1961–2023

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Nicaragua is 32,920 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Nicaragua peaked at 32,920 Square kilometres in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22,500 Square kilometres, in 1961.

Nicaragua ranks 66th of 180 countries on this measure, 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 in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Nicaragua, 1961 to 2023.
Year	Square kilometres	Change
1961	22,500 Square kilometres	—
1962	22,500 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1963	22,800 Square kilometres	+1.3%
1964	23,000 Square kilometres	+0.9%
1965	23,300 Square kilometres	+1.3%
1966	23,800 Square kilometres	+2.1%
1967	23,800 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1968	23,800 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1969	23,800 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1970	23,800 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1971	24,000 Square kilometres	+0.8%
1972	24,000 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1973	24,000 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1974	24,000 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1975	24,000 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1976	24,000 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1977	25,000 Square kilometres	+4.2%
1978	25,000 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1979	25,000 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1980	25,000 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1981	25,000 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1982	25,000 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1983	25,000 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1984	25,000 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1985	24,500 Square kilometres	-2.0%
1986	24,500 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1987	24,500 Square kilometres	+0.0%
1988	24,700 Square kilometres	+0.8%
1989	25,000 Square kilometres	+1.2%
1990	25,300 Square kilometres	+1.2%
1991	25,600 Square kilometres	+1.2%
1992	25,950 Square kilometres	+1.4%
1993	26,300 Square kilometres	+1.3%
1994	26,550 Square kilometres	+1.0%
1995	26,830 Square kilometres	+1.1%
1996	27,750 Square kilometres	+3.4%
1997	28,280 Square kilometres	+1.9%
1998	28,820 Square kilometres	+1.9%
1999	29,360 Square kilometres	+1.9%
2000	29,900 Square kilometres	+1.8%
2001	30,060 Square kilometres	+0.5%
2002	30,100 Square kilometres	+0.1%
2003	30,160 Square kilometres	+0.2%
2004	30,160 Square kilometres	+0.0%
2005	30,160 Square kilometres	+0.0%
2006	30,500 Square kilometres	+1.1%
2007	30,900 Square kilometres	+1.3%
2008	31,250 Square kilometres	+1.1%
2009	31,600 Square kilometres	+1.1%
2010	32,000 Square kilometres	+1.3%
2011	32,719 Square kilometres	+2.2%
2012	32,740 Square kilometres	+0.1%
2013	32,740 Square kilometres	+0.0%
2014	32,740 Square kilometres	+0.0%
2015	32,740 Square kilometres	+0.0%
2016	32,740 Square kilometres	+0.0%
2017	32,820 Square kilometres	+0.2%
2018	32,850 Square kilometres	+0.1%
2019	32,850 Square kilometres	+0.0%
2020	32,920 Square kilometres	+0.2%
2021	32,920 Square kilometres	+0.0%
2022	32,920 Square kilometres	+0.0%
2023	32,920 Square kilometres	+0.0%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

Nicaragua's 32,920 Square kilometres is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32,920 Square kilometres, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Nicaragua's 32,920 Square kilometres is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,940 Square kilometres, 5.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	23,256 Square kilometres	22,500 Square kilometres	23,800 Square kilometres	9
1970s	24,280 Square kilometres	23,800 Square kilometres	25,000 Square kilometres	10
1980s	24,820 Square kilometres	24,500 Square kilometres	25,000 Square kilometres	10
1990s	27,074 Square kilometres	25,300 Square kilometres	29,360 Square kilometres	10
2000s	30,479 Square kilometres	29,900 Square kilometres	31,600 Square kilometres	10
2010s	32,694 Square kilometres	32,000 Square kilometres	32,850 Square kilometres	10
2020s	32,920 Square kilometres	32,920 Square kilometres	32,920 Square kilometres	4

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

63 Romania 39,020 Square kilometres compare
64 Ireland 37,490 Square kilometres compare
65 Italy 36,035 Square kilometres compare
67 Central African Republic 29,900 Square kilometres compare
68 Ecuador 29,410 Square kilometres compare
69 Cuba 28,394 Square kilometres compare

See the full ranking of 207 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Nicaragua?: Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Nicaragua was 32,920 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Nicaragua?: The highest recorded value was 32,920 Square kilometres in 2020.
What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Nicaragua?: The lowest recorded value was 22,500 Square kilometres in 1961.
How does Nicaragua rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?: Nicaragua ranks 66th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures
Unit: Square kilometres
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 207 places, 11,927 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata