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Agricultural land — Nicaragua

Agricultural land in Nicaragua in 2023 — 50,910 km². Ranked 86 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 48.4%.

2023 50,910 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 86of 209
Period maximum 52,500 km²2005
Period minimum 34,300 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Nicaragua, 1961–202330,00035,00040,00045,00050,00055,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 34,300 km²1963: 34,680 km²1965: 35,180 km²1967: 35,800 km²1969: 35,850 km²1971: 36,050 km²1973: 36,200 km²1975: 36,300 km²1977: 37,300 km²1979: 37,400 km²1981: 38,270 km²1983: 38,300 km²1985: 38,550 km²1987: 38,890 km²1989: 39,930 km²1991: 40,600 km²1993: 41,900 km²1995: 45,530 km²1997: 48,080 km²1999: 50,180 km²2001: 51,750 km²2003: 52,170 km²2005: 52,500 km²2007: 51,750 km²2009: 50,890 km²2011: 50,709 km²2013: 50,730 km²2015: 50,730 km²2017: 50,810 km²2019: 50,840 km²2021: 50,910 km²2023: 50,910 km²
Change over the period: +16,610 (+48.43%) Average annual rate: 0.64 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nicaragua

Nicaragua 50,910 km²
World 47.92M km²
Latin America & Caribbean 6.59M km²
Central America computed 1.17M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M km²
Agricultural land — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 50,910 +0 +0%
2022 50,910 +0 +0%
2021 50,910 +0 +0%
2020 50,910 +70 +0.14%
2019 50,840 +0 +0%
2018 50,840 +30 +0.06%
2017 50,810 +80 +0.16%
2016 50,730 +0 +0%
2015 50,730 +0 +0%
2014 50,730 +0 +0%
2013 50,730 +0 +0%
2012 50,730 +21 +0.04%
2011 50,709 +209 +0.41%
2010 50,500 −390 −0.77%
2009 50,890 −430 −0.84%
2008 51,320 −430 −0.83%
2007 51,750 −330 −0.63%
2006 52,080 −420 −0.8%
2005 52,500 +250 +0.48%
2004 52,250 +80 +0.15%
2003 52,170 +180 +0.35%
2002 51,990 +240 +0.46%
2001 51,750 +340 +0.66%
2000 51,410 +1,230 +2.45%
1999 50,180 +1,050 +2.14%
1998 49,130 +1,050 +2.18%
1997 48,080 +1,540 +3.31%
1996 46,540 +1,010 +2.22%
1995 45,530 +3,330 +7.89%
1994 42,200 +300 +0.72%
1993 41,900 +700 +1.7%
1992 41,200 +600 +1.48%
1991 40,600 +350 +0.87%
1990 40,250 +320 +0.8%
1989 39,930 +530 +1.35%
1988 39,400 +510 +1.31%
1987 38,890 +320 +0.83%
1986 38,570 +20 +0.05%
1985 38,550 −280 −0.72%
1984 38,830 +530 +1.38%
1983 38,300 +10 +0.03%
1982 38,290 +20 +0.05%
1981 38,270 +820 +2.19%
1980 37,450 +50 +0.13%
1979 37,400 +50 +0.13%
1978 37,350 +50 +0.13%
1977 37,300 +1,000 +2.75%
1976 36,300 +0 +0%
1975 36,300 +0 +0%
1974 36,300 +100 +0.28%
1973 36,200 +100 +0.28%
1972 36,100 +50 +0.14%
1971 36,050 +200 +0.56%
1970 35,850 +0 +0%
1969 35,850 +50 +0.14%
1968 35,800 +0 +0%
1967 35,800 +0 +0%
1966 35,800 +620 +1.76%
1965 35,180 +300 +0.86%
1964 34,880 +200 +0.58%
1963 34,680 +380 +1.11%
1962 34,300 +0 +0%
1961 34,300 — —

Central America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MX Mexico 985,454 NI Nicaragua 50,910 GT Guatemala 46,120 HN Honduras 35,760 PA Panama 21,900 CR Costa Rica 16,923 SV El Salvador 11,957 BZ Belize 1,820
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About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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