Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 27.36 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Nicaragua is 27.36 percent, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Nicaragua peaked at 27.36 percent in 2020 and was at its lowest, 18.7 percent, in 1961.
Nicaragua ranks 58th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.33 percent | 18.7 percent | 19.78 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.17 percent | 19.78 percent | 20.77 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.62 percent | 20.36 percent | 20.77 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.5 percent | 21.02 percent | 24.4 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.33 percent | 24.85 percent | 26.26 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.17 percent | 26.59 percent | 27.3 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.36 percent | 27.36 percent | 27.36 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Nicaragua?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Nicaragua was 27.36 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 27.36 percent in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7 percent in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Nicaragua ranks 58th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).