Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0107 ha per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Nicaragua stood at 0.0107 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0147 ha per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.008 ha per person, in 2002.
Nicaragua ranks 15th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0142 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0129 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0123 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0124 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0121 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0118 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0115 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0119 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0128 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0138 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 0.013 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0125 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0124 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.013 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0125 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0147 ha per person | +17.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0133 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.013 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0126 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0114 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0118 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0128 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0129 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.012 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0115 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0113 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0105 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0085 ha per person | -19.0% |
| 1989 | 0.008 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0094 ha per person | +17.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0097 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0096 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0085 ha per person | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0091 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0096 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0105 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0108 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0109 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0112 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0102 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.008 ha per person | -21.4% |
| 2002 | 0.008 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0084 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0086 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0087 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0093 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0098 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0097 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0097 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0095 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0102 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0113 ha per person | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0113 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0118 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0117 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0116 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0117 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0119 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0119 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0116 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0108 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0109 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0107 ha per person | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0124 ha per person | 0.0115 ha per person | 0.0142 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0131 ha per person | 0.0124 ha per person | 0.0147 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0111 ha per person | 0.008 ha per person | 0.0129 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0099 ha per person | 0.0085 ha per person | 0.0112 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.009 ha per person | 0.008 ha per person | 0.0102 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0113 ha per person | 0.0095 ha per person | 0.0119 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.011 ha per person | 0.0107 ha per person | 0.0116 ha per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 12 Belarus 0.0116 ha per person compare
- 13 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0115 ha per person compare
- 14 Costa Rica 0.0114 ha per person compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 0.0097 ha per person compare
- 17 Argentina 0.0095 ha per person compare
- 18 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0089 ha per person 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 sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0107 ha per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0147 ha per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.008 ha per person in 2002.
- How does Nicaragua rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 15th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — 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
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.