Permanent meadows and pastures β€” Share in Land area in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Permanent meadows and pastures β€” Share in Land area was 27.36 % in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
27.36 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
59th
of 202 countries
All-time high
27.36 %
in 2020
All-time low
18.7 %
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022

Permanent meadows and pastures β€” Share in Land area in Nicaragua, 1961–2022

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 27.36 % for permanent meadows and pastures β€” share in land area in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures β€” share in land area in Nicaragua peaked at 27.36 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.7 %, in 1961.

Nicaragua ranks 59th of 202 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 19.33 % 18.7 % 19.78 % 9
1970s 20.17 % 19.78 % 20.77 % 10
1980s 20.62 % 20.36 % 20.77 % 10
1990s 22.5 % 21.02 % 24.4 % 10
2000s 25.38 % 24.85 % 26.48 % 10
2010s 27.19 % 26.83 % 27.3 % 10
2020s 27.36 % 27.36 % 27.36 % 3

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 56 Isle of Man 27.78 % compare
  2. 56 Norfolk Island 27.78 % compare
  3. 58 Nigeria 27.64 % compare
  4. 60 Cuba 27.35 % compare
  5. 61 Luxembourg 27.09 % compare
  6. 62 Switzerland 26.99 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent meadows and pastures β€” share in land area in Nicaragua?
Permanent meadows and pastures β€” share in land area in Nicaragua was 27.36 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures β€” share in land area recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 27.36 % in 2020.
What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures β€” share in land area recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 18.7 % in 1961.
How does Nicaragua rank for permanent meadows and pastures β€” share in land area?
Nicaragua ranks 59th out of 202 countries with data for 2022.
Is permanent meadows and pastures β€” share in land area rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 β€” Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures β€” Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 data points, 1961–2024
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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.