What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Nicaragua and Rwanda?

98,560 hectares, with Nicaragua ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Rwanda?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nicaragua vs Rwanda: Cropland extent over the long-term

Nicaragua

1.80 million hectares

in 2025

Rwanda

1.70 million hectares

in 2025

Nicaragua rank

93rd

Rwanda rank

96th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Nicaragua
Rwanda

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 1.80 million hectares against 1.70 million hectares in Rwanda, a difference of 98,560 hectares.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 93rd and Rwanda ranks 96th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 19 and Rwanda in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1000s	204,081 hectares	76,182 hectares	127,899 hectares	Nicaragua
1100s	217,266 hectares	91,043 hectares	126,223 hectares	Nicaragua
1200s	230,857 hectares	105,245 hectares	125,612 hectares	Nicaragua
1300s	244,744 hectares	118,748 hectares	125,996 hectares	Nicaragua
1400s	258,770 hectares	131,503 hectares	127,267 hectares	Nicaragua
1500s	272,714 hectares	143,457 hectares	129,257 hectares	Nicaragua
1600s	131,206 hectares	153,986 hectares	22,780 hectares	Rwanda
1700s	62,806 hectares	163,603 hectares	100,797 hectares	Rwanda
1710s	66,978 hectares	175,417 hectares	108,439 hectares	Rwanda
1720s	71,422 hectares	187,161 hectares	115,740 hectares	Rwanda
1730s	76,155 hectares	198,833 hectares	122,678 hectares	Rwanda
1740s	81,196 hectares	210,433 hectares	129,237 hectares	Rwanda
1750s	86,565 hectares	221,960 hectares	135,395 hectares	Rwanda
1760s	92,282 hectares	233,414 hectares	141,132 hectares	Rwanda
1770s	98,369 hectares	244,795 hectares	146,426 hectares	Rwanda
1780s	104,848 hectares	256,101 hectares	151,253 hectares	Rwanda
1790s	111,746 hectares	267,331 hectares	155,585 hectares	Rwanda
1800s	119,087 hectares	278,486 hectares	159,399 hectares	Rwanda
1810s	126,899 hectares	289,563 hectares	162,664 hectares	Rwanda
1820s	135,212 hectares	300,564 hectares	165,352 hectares	Rwanda
1830s	159,324 hectares	311,486 hectares	152,162 hectares	Rwanda
1840s	184,815 hectares	322,330 hectares	137,515 hectares	Rwanda
1850s	214,363 hectares	333,094 hectares	118,731 hectares	Rwanda
1860s	226,234 hectares	335,380 hectares	109,146 hectares	Rwanda
1870s	237,931 hectares	337,672 hectares	99,741 hectares	Rwanda
1880s	269,543 hectares	339,969 hectares	70,426 hectares	Rwanda
1890s	306,122 hectares	352,669 hectares	46,547 hectares	Rwanda
1900s	347,623 hectares	330,984 hectares	16,639 hectares	Nicaragua
1910s	394,701 hectares	304,429 hectares	90,272 hectares	Nicaragua
1920s	448,097 hectares	291,493 hectares	156,604 hectares	Nicaragua
1930s	559,990 hectares	337,148 hectares	222,842 hectares	Nicaragua
1940s	664,706 hectares	386,117 hectares	278,589 hectares	Nicaragua
1950s	996,723 hectares	526,037 hectares	470,686 hectares	Nicaragua
1960s	1.19 million hectares	651,000 hectares	539,900 hectares	Nicaragua
1970s	1.22 million hectares	874,200 hectares	349,300 hectares	Nicaragua
1980s	1.38 million hectares	1.10 million hectares	278,200 hectares	Nicaragua
1990s	1.75 million hectares	1.12 million hectares	630,800 hectares	Nicaragua
2000s	2.13 million hectares	1.42 million hectares	713,300 hectares	Nicaragua
2010s	1.80 million hectares	1.56 million hectares	248,100 hectares	Nicaragua
2020s	1.80 million hectares	1.64 million hectares	162,363 hectares	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Nicaragua or Rwanda?: Nicaragua, at 1.80 million hectares against 1.70 million hectares in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Nicaragua and Rwanda?: 98,560 hectares, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Rwanda?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Nicaragua and Rwanda rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Nicaragua ranks 93rd and Rwanda ranks 96th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.