Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0366 ha per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Nicaragua is 0.0366 ha per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 14.7% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.1093 ha per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0347 ha per person, in 1986.
Nicaragua ranks 32nd of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.09 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0915 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0823 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0868 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0943 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0924 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1032 ha per person | +11.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1062 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1093 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1067 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1063 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.082 ha per person | -22.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0775 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0958 ha per person | +23.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0741 ha per person | -22.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0781 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0709 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0739 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0531 ha per person | -28.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0497 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0615 ha per person | +23.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0598 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0465 ha per person | -22.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0515 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0511 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0347 ha per person | -32.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0406 ha per person | +17.0% |
| 1988 | 0.046 ha per person | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0548 ha per person | +19.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0549 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0457 ha per person | -16.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0441 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.049 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0429 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 1995 | 0.06 ha per person | +40.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0587 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0483 ha per person | -17.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0515 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0509 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0647 ha per person | +27.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0623 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0725 ha per person | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0755 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0613 ha per person | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0742 ha per person | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0633 ha per person | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0643 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0571 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0591 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0595 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0614 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0584 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0698 ha per person | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0516 ha per person | -26.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0439 ha per person | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0565 ha per person | +28.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0505 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0444 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0468 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0456 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0413 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0429 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0366 ha per person | -14.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0366 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0135 ha per person, 2.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0366 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0049 ha per person, 7.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0951 ha per person | 0.0823 ha per person | 0.1093 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0818 ha per person | 0.0531 ha per person | 0.1067 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0496 ha per person | 0.0347 ha per person | 0.0615 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0506 ha per person | 0.0429 ha per person | 0.06 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0654 ha per person | 0.0571 ha per person | 0.0755 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0543 ha per person | 0.0439 ha per person | 0.0698 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0416 ha per person | 0.0366 ha per person | 0.0456 ha 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0366 ha per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1093 ha per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0347 ha per person in 1986.
- How does Nicaragua rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 32nd out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.