Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0191 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), per capita in Nicaragua is 0.0191 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.071 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0191 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Nicaragua ranks 69th of 216 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.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.071 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0689 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0669 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0649 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0629 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.061 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0591 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0573 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0555 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0538 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0522 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0507 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0492 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0477 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0463 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0449 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0436 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0423 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0412 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0401 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.039 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0379 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0369 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.036 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0352 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0344 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0336 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0328 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0321 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0313 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0306 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0299 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0293 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0287 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0281 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0276 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0271 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0267 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0263 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.026 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0256 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0253 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.025 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0247 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0244 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0241 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0237 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0234 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.023 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0227 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0224 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0221 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0218 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0215 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0212 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0209 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0206 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0204 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0201 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0199 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0196 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0194 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0191 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0191 sq. km per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 sq. km per person, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0191 sq. km per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0102 sq. km per person, 1.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.063 sq. km per person | 0.0555 sq. km per person | 0.071 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0472 sq. km per person | 0.0412 sq. km per person | 0.0538 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0358 sq. km per person | 0.0321 sq. km per person | 0.0401 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0286 sq. km per person | 0.0263 sq. km per person | 0.0313 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0245 sq. km per person | 0.023 sq. km per person | 0.026 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0214 sq. km per person | 0.0201 sq. km per person | 0.0227 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0195 sq. km per person | 0.0191 sq. km per person | 0.0199 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More agriculture & rural data for Nicaragua
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2567 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.041 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.7276 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Nicaragua?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0191 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.071 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0191 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Nicaragua rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 69th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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 Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.