Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 64.66 % in 2022. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Nicaragua, 1961–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 64.66 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Nicaragua peaked at 67.02 % in 1977 and was at its lowest, 57.45 %, in 2005.
Nicaragua ranks 77th of 204 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 — Share in Agricultural land in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 65.6 % | — |
| 1962 | 65.6 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 65.74 % | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 65.94 % | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 66.23 % | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 66.48 % | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 66.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 66.48 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 66.39 % | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 66.39 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 66.57 % | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 66.48 % | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 66.3 % | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 66.12 % | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 66.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 66.12 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 67.02 % | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 66.93 % | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 66.84 % | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 66.76 % | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 65.33 % | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 65.29 % | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 65.27 % | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 64.38 % | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 63.55 % | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 63.52 % | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 63 % | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 62.69 % | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 62.61 % | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 62.86 % | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 63.05 % | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 62.99 % | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 62.77 % | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 62.91 % | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 58.93 % | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 59.63 % | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 58.82 % | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 58.66 % | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 58.51 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 58.16 % | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 58.09 % | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 57.9 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 57.81 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 57.72 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 57.45 % | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 58.63 % | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 59.8 % | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 61.04 % | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 62.29 % | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 63.58 % | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 64.52 % | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 64.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 64.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 64.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 64.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 64.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 64.59 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 64.61 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 64.61 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 64.66 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 64.66 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 64.66 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.1 % | 65.6 % | 66.48 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 66.49 % | 66.12 % | 67.02 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.24 % | 62.61 % | 66.76 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.91 % | 58.51 % | 63.05 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.89 % | 57.45 % | 62.29 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.46 % | 63.58 % | 64.61 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.66 % | 64.66 % | 64.66 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 74 Liechtenstein 66.54 % compare
- 75 Costa Rica 65.75 % compare
- 76 Panama 65.34 % compare
- 78 North Macedonia 63.98 % compare
- 79 Liberia 63.18 % compare
- 80 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 63.17 % compare
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- 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)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -16.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0019 t per person (2023)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -28.78 % change on previous year (2023)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0028 1000 USD per person (2023)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Nicaragua?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Nicaragua was 64.66 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 67.02 % in 1977.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.45 % in 2005.
- How does Nicaragua rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Nicaragua ranks 77th out of 204 countries with data for 2022.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.