Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Nicaragua, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
In 2022, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Nicaragua stood at 0.0005 1000 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0012 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 1000 ha per person, in 2022.
Nicaragua ranks 52nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.001 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0005 1000 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 3.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0005 1000 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 1000 ha per person, 4.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 0.0012 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.001 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0617 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Nicaragua rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 52nd out of 176 countries with data for 2022.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.