Ireland vs Nicaragua: Agricultural land use per person
Ireland
0.7937 hectares per person
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.7772 hectares per person
in 2025
Ireland rank
52nd
Nicaragua rank
53rd
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Ireland
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.7937 hectares per person against 0.7772 hectares per person in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0165 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 52nd and Nicaragua ranks 53rd of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 13 and Nicaragua in 27.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.37 hectares per person | 0.9699 hectares per person | 2.4 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 1100s | 4.03 hectares per person | 0.9465 hectares per person | 3.08 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 1200s | 3.32 hectares per person | 0.9219 hectares per person | 2.4 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 1300s | 2.61 hectares per person | 0.8959 hectares per person | 1.71 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 1400s | 2.85 hectares per person | 0.8683 hectares per person | 1.98 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 1500s | 2.2 hectares per person | 0.8389 hectares per person | 1.36 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 1600s | 1.84 hectares per person | 1.73 hectares per person | 0.1112 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 1700s | 1.72 hectares per person | 1.99 hectares per person | 0.2707 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 1710s | 1.62 hectares per person | 2.02 hectares per person | 0.4017 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 1720s | 1.51 hectares per person | 2.05 hectares per person | 0.5332 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 1730s | 1.41 hectares per person | 2.07 hectares per person | 0.665 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 1740s | 1.3 hectares per person | 2.1 hectares per person | 0.7973 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 1750s | 1.19 hectares per person | 2.12 hectares per person | 0.9303 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 1760s | 1.15 hectares per person | 2.15 hectares per person | 1 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 1770s | 1.1 hectares per person | 2.18 hectares per person | 1.07 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 1780s | 1.05 hectares per person | 2.2 hectares per person | 1.15 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 1790s | 1.01 hectares per person | 2.23 hectares per person | 1.22 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 1800s | 0.9549 hectares per person | 2.25 hectares per person | 1.3 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 1810s | 0.9852 hectares per person | 2.3 hectares per person | 1.31 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 1820s | 0.9424 hectares per person | 2.34 hectares per person | 1.4 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 1830s | 0.8541 hectares per person | 2.38 hectares per person | 1.53 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 1840s | 0.7998 hectares per person | 2.43 hectares per person | 1.63 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 1850s | 0.9712 hectares per person | 2.47 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 1860s | 1.13 hectares per person | 2.35 hectares per person | 1.22 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 1870s | 1.16 hectares per person | 2.24 hectares per person | 1.08 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 1880s | 1.24 hectares per person | 2.12 hectares per person | 0.8803 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 1890s | 1.29 hectares per person | 2.01 hectares per person | 0.7193 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 1900s | 1.34 hectares per person | 1.89 hectares per person | 0.5579 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 1910s | 1.38 hectares per person | 1.78 hectares per person | 0.397 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 1920s | 1.43 hectares per person | 1.66 hectares per person | 0.2346 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 1930s | 1.48 hectares per person | 1.72 hectares per person | 0.2455 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 1940s | 1.52 hectares per person | 1.78 hectares per person | 0.2564 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 1950s | 1.59 hectares per person | 1.86 hectares per person | 0.2721 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 1960s | 1.64 hectares per person | 1.73 hectares per person | 0.091 hectares per person | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 1.54 hectares per person | 1.33 hectares per person | 0.2062 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 1980s | 1.37 hectares per person | 1.06 hectares per person | 0.3131 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 1990s | 1.21 hectares per person | 0.9765 hectares per person | 0.2288 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 2000s | 1.05 hectares per person | 0.9706 hectares per person | 0.0806 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.9363 hectares per person | 0.8434 hectares per person | 0.0929 hectares per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.8382 hectares per person | 0.7882 hectares per person | 0.05 hectares per person | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Ireland or Nicaragua?
- Ireland, at 0.7937 hectares per person against 0.7772 hectares per person in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Ireland and Nicaragua?
- 0.0165 hectares per person, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Nicaragua?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Nicaragua rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Ireland ranks 52nd and Nicaragua ranks 53rd of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.