Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0076 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nicaragua stood at 0.0076 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0076 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 ha per square kilometre, in 1991.
Nicaragua ranks 67th of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0038 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2016 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +73.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | +29.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0075 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0076 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0292 ha per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0076 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0071 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +73.4% | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | 0.006 ha per square kilometre |
| 2018 | +29.2% | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | 0.0062 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 64 Colombia 0.0085 ha per square kilometre compare
- 65 Kenya 0.0084 ha per square kilometre compare
- 66 Angola 0.0084 ha per square kilometre compare
- 68 Kazakhstan 0.0073 ha per square kilometre compare
- 69 Croatia 0.0071 ha per square kilometre compare
- 70 Algeria 0.0067 ha per square kilometre compare
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 carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nicaragua?
- Carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nicaragua was 0.0076 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0076 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 ha per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Nicaragua rank for carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 67th out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carrots and turnips — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carrots and turnips — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Carrots and turnips — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Carrots and turnips — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.