Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area was 2,338 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising
Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area in Nicaragua, 2001–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 2,338 1000 ha for perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area in Nicaragua peaked at 2,342 1000 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2,181 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places Nicaragua 27th out of 69 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,181 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 2,205 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 2,230 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 2,253 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 2,261 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2,274 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 2,303 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 2,320 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 2,330 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2,342 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2,318 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 2,320 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,320 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,320 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,320 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,320 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,328 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,331 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,331 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,338 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 2,338 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,338 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 2,338 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,338 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 2,338 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8,062 1000 ha, 29% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,262 1000 ha | 2,181 1000 ha | 2,330 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,325 1000 ha | 2,318 1000 ha | 2,342 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,338 1000 ha | 2,338 1000 ha | 2,338 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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 perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area in Nicaragua?
- Perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area in Nicaragua was 2,338 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 2,342 1000 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,181 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Nicaragua rank for perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area?
- Nicaragua ranks 27th out of 69 countries with data for 2022.
- Is perm. meadows & pastures - nat. growing — area rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, published as part of Perm. meadows & pastures - Nat. growing — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.