Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.6068 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nicaragua is 0.6068 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nicaragua peaked at 0.6403 ha per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1994 ha per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Nicaragua 28th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2161 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2036 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1994 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2077 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2077 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2099 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2111 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2241 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2494 ha per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2773 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2693 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2673 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2736 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2944 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2915 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3541 ha per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3296 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3338 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3301 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3088 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3279 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3659 ha per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3773 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3606 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3556 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3556 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3403 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2821 ha per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2699 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3257 ha per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3432 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3478 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3135 ha per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3459 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3708 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4137 ha per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4322 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4425 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4625 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4239 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3374 ha per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3415 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3638 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3764 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3852 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4207 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4468 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4498 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.454 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4523 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4925 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5556 ha per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5638 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5925 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5966 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6001 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6141 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6352 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6403 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6345 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5978 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6117 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6068 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2143 ha per square kilometre | 0.1994 ha per square kilometre | 0.2494 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3021 ha per square kilometre | 0.2673 ha per square kilometre | 0.3541 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3344 ha per square kilometre | 0.2699 ha per square kilometre | 0.3773 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3798 ha per square kilometre | 0.3135 ha per square kilometre | 0.4625 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4 ha per square kilometre | 0.3374 ha per square kilometre | 0.454 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5743 ha per square kilometre | 0.4523 ha per square kilometre | 0.6403 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6127 ha per square kilometre | 0.5978 ha per square kilometre | 0.6345 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 25 France 0.7061 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Bangladesh 0.6904 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Honduras 0.6105 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Grenada 0.5706 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Belarus 0.5074 ha per square kilometre compare
- 31 Serbia 0.4956 ha per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Nicaragua?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nicaragua was 0.6068 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6403 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1994 ha per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Nicaragua rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 28th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — 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
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.