How does Nicaragua rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?

Nicaragua ranks 58th out of 209 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.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Nicaragua

Name: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Nicaragua
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Nicaragua: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 27.36 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

27.36 percent

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

58th

of 209 countries

All-time high

27.36 percent

in 2020

All-time low

18.7 percent

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

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 209 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.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Nicaragua, 1961 to 2023.
Year	percent	Change
1961	18.7 percent	—
1962	18.7 percent	+0.0%
1963	18.95 percent	+1.3%
1964	19.11 percent	+0.8%
1965	19.36 percent	+1.3%
1966	19.78 percent	+2.2%
1967	19.78 percent	+0.0%
1968	19.78 percent	+0.0%
1969	19.78 percent	+0.0%
1970	19.78 percent	+0.0%
1971	19.94 percent	+0.8%
1972	19.94 percent	+0.0%
1973	19.94 percent	+0.0%
1974	19.94 percent	+0.0%
1975	19.94 percent	+0.0%
1976	19.94 percent	+0.0%
1977	20.77 percent	+4.2%
1978	20.77 percent	+0.0%
1979	20.77 percent	+0.0%
1980	20.77 percent	+0.0%
1981	20.77 percent	+0.0%
1982	20.77 percent	+0.0%
1983	20.77 percent	+0.0%
1984	20.77 percent	+0.0%
1985	20.36 percent	-2.0%
1986	20.36 percent	+0.0%
1987	20.36 percent	+0.0%
1988	20.53 percent	+0.8%
1989	20.77 percent	+1.2%
1990	21.02 percent	+1.2%
1991	21.27 percent	+1.2%
1992	21.56 percent	+1.4%
1993	21.85 percent	+1.3%
1994	22.06 percent	+1.0%
1995	22.3 percent	+1.1%
1996	23.06 percent	+3.4%
1997	23.5 percent	+1.9%
1998	23.95 percent	+1.9%
1999	24.4 percent	+1.9%
2000	24.85 percent	+1.8%
2001	24.98 percent	+0.5%
2002	25.01 percent	+0.1%
2003	25.06 percent	+0.2%
2004	25.06 percent	+0.0%
2005	25.06 percent	+0.0%
2006	25.34 percent	+1.1%
2007	25.68 percent	+1.3%
2008	25.97 percent	+1.1%
2009	26.26 percent	+1.1%
2010	26.59 percent	+1.3%
2011	27.19 percent	+2.3%
2012	27.21 percent	+0.1%
2013	27.21 percent	+0.0%
2014	27.21 percent	+0.0%
2015	27.21 percent	+0.0%
2016	27.21 percent	+0.0%
2017	27.27 percent	+0.2%
2018	27.3 percent	+0.1%
2019	27.3 percent	+0.0%
2020	27.36 percent	+0.2%
2021	27.36 percent	+0.0%
2022	27.36 percent	+0.0%
2023	27.36 percent	+0.0%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

Nicaragua's 27.36 percent is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.9 percent, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Nicaragua's 27.36 percent is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.19 percent, 1.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)

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

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

55 Isle of Man 27.97 percent compare
56 Georgia 27.92 percent compare
57 Nigeria 27.64 percent compare
59 Cuba 27.35 percent compare
60 Argentina 27.29 percent compare
61 Switzerland 27.12 percent compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

More reference data data for Nicaragua

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4575 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.72 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.76 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0819 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.76 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.53 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4557 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.61 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.12 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4457 (2050)

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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 209 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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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).