Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0075 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Nicaragua is 0.0075 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0187 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0075 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Nicaragua ranks 59th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0187 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0181 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0178 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0174 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.017 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0162 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0157 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0153 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0148 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0144 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.014 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0133 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0129 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0125 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0125 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0121 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0111 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0093 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.01 sq. km per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0101 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0098 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0094 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0086 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0082 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.008 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0077 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.017 sq. km per person | 0.0153 sq. km per person | 0.0187 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0132 sq. km per person | 0.0118 sq. km per person | 0.0148 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0106 sq. km per person | 0.0098 sq. km per person | 0.0115 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0097 sq. km per person | 0.0093 sq. km per person | 0.0101 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0097 sq. km per person | 0.009 sq. km per person | 0.0102 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0083 sq. km per person | 0.0078 sq. km per person | 0.0088 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0076 sq. km per person | 0.0075 sq. km per person | 0.0078 sq. km per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Nicaragua
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1448 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 459.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4056 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Nicaragua?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0075 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0187 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0075 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Nicaragua rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 59th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.