Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.314 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Nicaragua stood at 0.314.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Nicaragua peaked at 1 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2848, in 2022.
Nicaragua ranks 98th of 163 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6738 | 0.5482 | 1 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4881 | 0.3875 | 0.6241 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6168 | 0.5127 | 0.7743 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.732 | 0.654 | 0.7822 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6312 | 0.4786 | 0.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3728 | 0.3168 | 0.4782 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2993 | 0.2848 | 0.314 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 95 Australia 0.3331 compare
- 96 Senegal 0.3294 compare
- 97 Togo 0.328 compare
- 99 Dominican Republic 0.3111 compare
- 100 United States 0.3106 compare
- 101 Cote d'Ivoire 0.308 compare
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- Winter temperature anomalies 0.5762 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Nicaragua?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Nicaragua was 0.314 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2848 in 2022.
- How does Nicaragua rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Nicaragua ranks 98th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).