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 79th of 220 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.
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 |
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More environment data for Nicaragua
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 5.09 % (2022)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 91.58 1000 ha (2022)
- Inland waters — Area 1,003 1000 ha (2022)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 27.36 % (2022)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 64.66 % (2022)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.81 % (2022)
- Permanent crops — Area 296 1000 ha (2022)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 29.52 % (2022)
- Arable land — Area 1,503 1000 ha (2022)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.27 ha/cap (2022)
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 79th out of 220 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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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.