Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1473 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.1473 ha per square kilometre for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 48.2% on the previous year and down 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nicaragua peaked at 0.6828 ha per square kilometre in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.1473 ha per square kilometre, in 2023.
Nicaragua ranks 44th of 107 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4529 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4637 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.3415 ha per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 1964 | 0.398 ha per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4147 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4196 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4338 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.457 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.4678 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.4695 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.462 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3141 ha per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3478 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4613 ha per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4968 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4653 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3606 ha per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4246 ha per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4121 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.403 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4615 ha per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3267 ha per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3891 ha per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4217 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6227 ha per square kilometre | +47.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6828 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6364 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5433 ha per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4159 ha per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3787 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3979 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 0.42 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4485 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4054 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2345 ha per square kilometre | -42.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4461 ha per square kilometre | +90.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4446 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3414 ha per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3468 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3844 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3722 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4994 ha per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4338 ha per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3941 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4143 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3267 ha per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4368 ha per square kilometre | +33.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3579 ha per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2657 ha per square kilometre | -25.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2937 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3993 ha per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4125 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4536 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4905 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5079 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5282 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3734 ha per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3131 ha per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2831 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2821 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2729 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2846 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1473 ha per square kilometre | -48.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.1473 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1621 ha per square kilometre, 91% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.1473 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1353 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +90.2% | 0.2345 ha per square kilometre | 0.4461 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4277 ha per square kilometre | 0.3415 ha per square kilometre | 0.4678 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4214 ha per square kilometre | 0.3141 ha per square kilometre | 0.4968 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4903 ha per square kilometre | 0.3267 ha per square kilometre | 0.6828 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3864 ha per square kilometre | 0.2345 ha per square kilometre | 0.4485 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3885 ha per square kilometre | 0.2657 ha per square kilometre | 0.4994 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4055 ha per square kilometre | 0.2831 ha per square kilometre | 0.5282 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2467 ha per square kilometre | 0.1473 ha per square kilometre | 0.2846 ha per square kilometre | 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 sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nicaragua?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nicaragua was 0.1473 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6828 ha per square kilometre in 1986.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1473 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Nicaragua rank for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 44th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.5%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — 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
Sorghum — 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.