How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Nigeria?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nicaragua vs Nigeria: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures

Nicaragua

27.36 percent

in 2023

Nigeria

27.64 percent

in 2023

Nicaragua rank

58th

Nigeria rank

57th

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time

Nicaragua
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 27.64 percent against 27.36 percent in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.28 percent.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 58th and Nigeria ranks 57th of 209 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	19.33 percent	29.65 percent	10.32 percent	Nigeria
1970s	20.17 percent	29.53 percent	9.36 percent	Nigeria
1980s	20.62 percent	28.97 percent	8.35 percent	Nigeria
1990s	22.5 percent	28.49 percent	5.99 percent	Nigeria
2000s	25.33 percent	26.48 percent	1.15 percent	Nigeria
2010s	27.17 percent	27.41 percent	0.245 percent	Nigeria
2020s	27.36 percent	27.6 percent	0.2375 percent	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Nicaragua or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 27.64 percent against 27.36 percent in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Nicaragua and Nigeria?: 0.28 percent, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Nigeria?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Nigeria rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: Nicaragua ranks 58th and Nigeria ranks 57th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit: percent
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).