Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 3,292 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Nicaragua, 1961–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 3,292 1000 ha for permanent meadows and pastures — area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Nicaragua peaked at 3,292 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,250 1000 ha, in 1961.
Nicaragua ranks 86th of 237 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 in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,250 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,250 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,280 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 2,300 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 2,330 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 2,380 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 2,380 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2,380 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2,380 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2,380 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2,400 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 2,400 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2,400 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2,400 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2,400 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2,400 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 2,500 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 2,500 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2,500 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2,500 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2,500 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2,500 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2,500 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2,500 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2,450 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 2,450 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2,450 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,470 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 2,500 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 2,530 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 2,560 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 2,595 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 2,630 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 2,655 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 2,683 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 2,775 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 2,828 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 2,882 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 2,936 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 2,990 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 3,006 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 3,011 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 3,016 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 3,016 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3,016 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3,059 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 3,101 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 3,144 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 3,187 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 3,229 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 3,272 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 3,274 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 3,274 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,274 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3,274 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,274 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3,282 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 3,285 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 3,285 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3,292 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 3,292 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3,292 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 3,292 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,118 1000 ha, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 3,292 1000 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 490 1000 ha, 6.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,326 1000 ha | 2,250 1000 ha | 2,380 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,428 1000 ha | 2,380 1000 ha | 2,500 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,482 1000 ha | 2,450 1000 ha | 2,500 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,707 1000 ha | 2,530 1000 ha | 2,936 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,055 1000 ha | 2,990 1000 ha | 3,187 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,272 1000 ha | 3,229 1000 ha | 3,285 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,292 1000 ha | 3,292 1000 ha | 3,292 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More environment data for Nicaragua
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0634 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.4709 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 27.38 hectares per square kilometre (2023)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Nicaragua?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Nicaragua was 3,292 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 3,292 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,250 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Nicaragua ranks 86th out of 237 countries with data for 2022.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.