Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Nicaragua

Arable land per capita in Nicaragua in 2023 — 0.2203 ha/person. Ranked 53 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 60.7%.

2023 0.2203 ha/person −1.36% vs 2022
World rank 53of 206
Period maximum 0.5609 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.2203 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Nicaragua, 1961–20230.20.30.40.50.619611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.5609 ha/person1963: 0.5282 ha/person1965: 0.4969 ha/person1967: 0.4715 ha/person1969: 0.4429 ha/person1971: 0.416 ha/person1973: 0.3963 ha/person1975: 0.3763 ha/person1977: 0.3542 ha/person1979: 0.3378 ha/person1981: 0.3437 ha/person1983: 0.3258 ha/person1985: 0.3292 ha/person1987: 0.322 ha/person1989: 0.3197 ha/person1991: 0.3052 ha/person1993: 0.3031 ha/person1995: 0.3554 ha/person1997: 0.3639 ha/person1999: 0.3734 ha/person2001: 0.3758 ha/person2003: 0.3706 ha/person2005: 0.3639 ha/person2007: 0.3256 ha/person2009: 0.2889 ha/person2011: 0.2583 ha/person2013: 0.2512 ha/person2015: 0.2444 ha/person2017: 0.238 ha/person2019: 0.2318 ha/person2021: 0.2262 ha/person2023: 0.2203 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.3406 (−60.73%) Average annual rate: -1.5 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Nicaragua 0.2203 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Latin America & Caribbean 0.2294 ha/person
Central America computed 0.1412 ha/person
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.1258 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.2203 −0.003 −1.36%
2022 0.2233 −0.0029 −1.28%
2021 0.2262 −0.0027 −1.2%
2020 0.2289 −0.0029 −1.24%
2019 0.2318 −0.003 −1.29%
2018 0.2348 −0.0031 −1.31%
2017 0.238 −0.0032 −1.32%
2016 0.2411 −0.0033 −1.34%
2015 0.2444 −0.0033 −1.35%
2014 0.2478 −0.0034 −1.36%
2013 0.2512 −0.0035 −1.38%
2012 0.2547 −0.0036 −1.39%
2011 0.2583 −0.0127 −4.7%
2010 0.271 −0.0178 −6.18%
2009 0.2889 −0.0181 −5.91%
2008 0.307 −0.0186 −5.72%
2007 0.3256 −0.0191 −5.54%
2006 0.3447 −0.0192 −5.27%
2005 0.3639 −0.0036 −0.99%
2004 0.3675 −0.003 −0.82%
2003 0.3706 −0.0025 −0.66%
2002 0.373 −0.0028 −0.74%
2001 0.3758 −0.0059 −1.54%
2000 0.3817 +0.0082 +2.21%
1999 0.3734 +0.0049 +1.32%
1998 0.3686 +0.0047 +1.3%
1997 0.3639 +0.015 +4.31%
1996 0.3488 −0.0065 −1.84%
1995 0.3554 +0.0586 +19.76%
1994 0.2967 −0.0064 −2.1%
1993 0.3031 +0.0002 +0.05%
1992 0.303 −0.0022 −0.73%
1991 0.3052 −0.0071 −2.28%
1990 0.3123 −0.0074 −2.31%
1989 0.3197 −0.0025 −0.79%
1988 0.3222 +0.0002 +0.08%
1987 0.322 +0.0004 +0.14%
1986 0.3215 −0.0076 −2.31%
1985 0.3292 −0.0024 −0.73%
1984 0.3316 +0.0058 +1.79%
1983 0.3258 −0.0087 −2.59%
1982 0.3344 −0.0093 −2.71%
1981 0.3437 +0.0147 +4.48%
1980 0.329 −0.0088 −2.61%
1979 0.3378 −0.0079 −2.3%
1978 0.3457 −0.0085 −2.39%
1977 0.3542 −0.0108 −2.96%
1976 0.365 −0.0113 −2.99%
1975 0.3763 −0.0117 −3.01%
1974 0.388 −0.0084 −2.11%
1973 0.3963 −0.0078 −1.92%
1972 0.4041 −0.0119 −2.87%
1971 0.416 −0.0132 −3.07%
1970 0.4292 −0.0136 −3.08%
1969 0.4429 −0.0141 −3.09%
1968 0.457 −0.0146 −3.09%
1967 0.4715 −0.0149 −3.07%
1966 0.4865 −0.0105 −2.11%
1965 0.4969 −0.0155 −3.02%
1964 0.5124 −0.0158 −2.99%
1963 0.5282 −0.0161 −2.97%
1962 0.5443 −0.0166 −2.95%
1961 0.5609

Central America, 2023

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

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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