Ecuador vs Nicaragua: Area of permanent meadows and pastures
Ecuador
2.94 million hectares
in 2023
Nicaragua
3.29 million hectares
in 2023
Ecuador rank
77th
Nicaragua rank
74th
Area of permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Ecuador
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 3.29 million hectares against 2.94 million hectares in Ecuador, a difference of 351,000 hectares.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Ecuador ranks 77th and Nicaragua ranks 74th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.21 million hectares | 2.33 million hectares | 120,000 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 2.84 million hectares | 2.43 million hectares | 407,900 hectares | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 4.59 million hectares | 2.48 million hectares | 2.11 million hectares | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 5.01 million hectares | 2.71 million hectares | 2.30 million hectares | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 4.96 million hectares | 3.05 million hectares | 1.92 million hectares | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 3.81 million hectares | 3.27 million hectares | 541,035 hectares | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 2.98 million hectares | 3.29 million hectares | 314,500 hectares | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area of permanent meadows and pastures, Ecuador or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 3.29 million hectares against 2.94 million hectares in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area of permanent meadows and pastures between Ecuador and Nicaragua?
- 351,000 hectares, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Nicaragua rank globally for area of permanent meadows and pastures?
- Ecuador ranks 77th and Nicaragua ranks 74th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Area of permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This is the land used for livestock grazing. The total land use for livestock farming is higher as it additionally requires cropland used to grow animal feed.