Agricultural land use, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Agricultural land use, per capita was 0.7461 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land use, per capita in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use, per capita in Nicaragua is 0.7461 hectares 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 use, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 1.87 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.7461 hectares per person, in 2023.
Nicaragua ranks 59th of 209 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 use, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.87 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.81 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 1.78 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 1.74 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 1.7 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 1.67 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 1.62 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 1.57 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 1.53 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 1.48 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 1.44 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 1.4 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 1.37 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 1.33 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 1.29 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 1.25 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 1.25 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.21 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 1.18 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 1.15 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 1.14 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.11 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 1.08 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 1.07 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.04 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 1.02 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 1 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9919 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9819 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.967 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.9531 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9456 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9408 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9276 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9806 hectares per person | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.9839 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9997 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.01 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.01 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.02 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 1.02 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.01 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9909 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9828 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9611 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9414 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9203 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8997 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8802 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8714 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8596 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8478 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8362 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.825 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8139 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8044 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7944 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7841 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7754 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7662 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7564 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7461 hectares per person | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7 hectares per person | 1.53 hectares per person | 1.87 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.32 hectares per person | 1.18 hectares per person | 1.48 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 hectares per person | 0.9819 hectares per person | 1.15 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9717 hectares per person | 0.9276 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9747 hectares per person | 0.8997 hectares per person | 1.02 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8317 hectares per person | 0.7841 hectares per person | 0.8802 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.761 hectares per person | 0.7461 hectares per person | 0.7754 hectares 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 use, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Agricultural land use, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.7461 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7461 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Nicaragua rank for agricultural land use, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 59th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, 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 use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use 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 use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Agricultural land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.