Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
52nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.0187 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0187 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Nicaragua ranks 52nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0187 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0187 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0189 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0199 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0204 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0204 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0204 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0213 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0216 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0219 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0221 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0223 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0239 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0244 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0251 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0251 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0251 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0258 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0261 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0265 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0268 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0193 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0187 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0202 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0206 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0204 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0225 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.021 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0244 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0265 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0268 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0273 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 49 Isle of Man 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 50 Georgia 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 Nigeria 0.0276 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 53 Cuba 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 54 Switzerland 0.0271 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 55 Luxembourg 0.0271 1000 ha 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)
- 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 square kilometre in Nicaragua?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Nicaragua was 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0274 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0187 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 52nd out of 176 countries with data for 2022.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 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.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 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.