Land use in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Land use was 1.80 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 1.80 million hectares for land use in 2023.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Nicaragua peaked at 2.23 million hectares in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.18 million hectares, in 1961.
Nicaragua ranks 94th of 223 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.19 million hectares | 1.18 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.22 million hectares | 1.21 million hectares | 1.24 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.38 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | 1.49 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.75 million hectares | 1.50 million hectares | 2.08 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.13 million hectares | 1.93 million hectares | 2.23 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.80 million hectares | 1.80 million hectares | 1.85 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.80 million hectares | 1.80 million hectares | 1.80 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More environment data for Nicaragua
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 19.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.77 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 9.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3791 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0366 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0029 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0186 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0112 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Nicaragua?
- Land use in Nicaragua was 1.80 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 2.23 million hectares in 2005.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for land use?
- Nicaragua ranks 94th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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