Honduras vs Nicaragua: Land area in hectares
Land area in hectares over time
- Honduras
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 12.03 million hectares against 11.19 million hectares in Honduras, a difference of 845,000 hectares.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Honduras ranks 102nd and Nicaragua ranks 100th of 233 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Honduras | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.19 million hectares | 12.03 million hectares | 845,000 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 11.19 million hectares | 12.03 million hectares | 845,000 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 11.19 million hectares | 12.03 million hectares | 845,000 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 11.19 million hectares | 12.03 million hectares | 845,000 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 11.19 million hectares | 12.03 million hectares | 845,000 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 11.19 million hectares | 12.03 million hectares | 845,000 hectares | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 11.19 million hectares | 12.03 million hectares | 845,000 hectares | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Honduras or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 12.03 million hectares against 11.19 million hectares in Honduras as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Honduras and Nicaragua?
- 845,000 hectares, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Honduras and Nicaragua rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Honduras ranks 102nd and Nicaragua ranks 100th of 233 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 Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.