Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0026 ha per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Nicaragua stood at 0.0026 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 48.9% on the previous year and down 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0297 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 ha per person, in 2023.
That places Nicaragua 46th out of 108 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0297 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0295 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0211 ha per person | -28.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0238 ha per person | +13.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0241 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0236 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0237 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0242 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.024 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0233 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0222 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0147 ha per person | -34.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0158 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0203 ha per person | +28.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0212 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0193 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0145 ha per person | -24.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0166 ha per person | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0157 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0149 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0166 ha per person | +11.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0114 ha per person | -31.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0133 ha per person | +16.0% |
| 1984 | 0.014 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0202 ha per person | +44.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0217 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0197 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0165 ha per person | -16.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0123 ha per person | -25.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0109 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0112 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0116 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0121 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0107 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0061 ha per person | -43.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0114 ha per person | +86.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0111 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0084 ha per person | -24.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0084 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0092 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0088 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0117 ha per person | +32.6% |
| 2003 | 0.01 ha per person | -14.1% |
| 2004 | 0.009 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0093 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0073 ha per person | -22.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0096 ha per person | +31.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0077 ha per person | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0057 ha per person | -26.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0062 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0083 ha per person | +34.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0084 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0091 ha per person | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0097 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0099 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0102 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0071 ha per person | -30.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0059 ha per person | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0053 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0052 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0049 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0051 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 ha per person | -48.9% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0026 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0026 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0026 ha per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0019 ha per person, 1.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +86.7% | 0.0061 ha per person | 0.0114 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0248 ha per person | 0.0211 ha per person | 0.0297 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0184 ha per person | 0.0145 ha per person | 0.0233 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0161 ha per person | 0.0114 ha per person | 0.0217 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0102 ha per person | 0.0061 ha per person | 0.0121 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0088 ha per person | 0.0057 ha per person | 0.0117 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.008 ha per person | 0.0053 ha per person | 0.0102 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0052 ha per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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 sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0026 ha per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0297 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Nicaragua rank for sorghum — area harvested, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 46th out of 108 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.5%. 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 Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Sorghum — 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.