Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0121 ha per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2023, rice — area harvested, per capita in Nicaragua stood at 0.0121 ha per person.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0188 ha per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0073 ha per person, in 1976.
Nicaragua ranks 34th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0129 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0119 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 1963 | 0.011 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0112 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.012 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0123 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0116 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0139 ha per person | +20.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0107 ha per person | -23.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0104 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0105 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0102 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0095 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0108 ha per person | +14.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0105 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0073 ha per person | -30.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0082 ha per person | +12.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0091 ha per person | +11.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0114 ha per person | +24.7% |
| 1980 | 0.01 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0124 ha per person | +23.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0124 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0124 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0113 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 1985 | 0.011 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0096 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 1987 | 0.01 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0097 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0097 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.011 ha per person | +13.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0095 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0121 ha per person | +27.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0127 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0128 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0135 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0142 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0155 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0171 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0113 ha per person | -33.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0185 ha per person | +62.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0165 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0179 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0178 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.014 ha per person | -21.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0179 ha per person | +28.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0162 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0124 ha per person | -23.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0128 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.013 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0154 ha per person | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0172 ha per person | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0188 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0125 ha per person | -33.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0109 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0089 ha per person | -18.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0107 ha per person | +21.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0107 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0109 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0114 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0113 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0117 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0118 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0121 ha per person | +3.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0121 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0058 ha per person, 2.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0121 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0044 ha per person, 2.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.012 ha per person | 0.0107 ha per person | 0.0139 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0098 ha per person | 0.0073 ha per person | 0.0114 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0109 ha per person | 0.0096 ha per person | 0.0124 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.013 ha per person | 0.0095 ha per person | 0.0171 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0157 ha per person | 0.0124 ha per person | 0.0185 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0128 ha per person | 0.0089 ha per person | 0.0188 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0117 ha per person | 0.0113 ha per person | 0.0121 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 rice — area harvested, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0121 ha per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0188 ha per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0073 ha per person in 1976.
- How does Nicaragua rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 34th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — 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
Rice — 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.