Breakdown of habitable land area in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Breakdown of habitable land area was 954,230 hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
954,230 hectares
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
34th
of 235 countries
All-time high
954,230 hectares
in 2019
All-time low
943,860 hectares
in 2016
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Breakdown of habitable land area in Nicaragua, 2015–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M2015201720192015: 952.0k hectares2016: 943.9k hectares2017: 947.6k hectares2018: 951.4k hectares2019: 954.2k hectares

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 954,230 hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over five years.

That places Nicaragua 34th out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 31 Venezuela 1.02 million hectares compare
  2. 32 Uzbekistan 1.01 million hectares compare
  3. 33 Bolivia 1.00 million hectares compare
  4. 35 Colombia 741,210 hectares compare
  5. 36 Kyrgyzstan 720,450 hectares compare
  6. 37 Ethiopia 717,580 hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is breakdown of habitable land area in Nicaragua?
Breakdown of habitable land area in Nicaragua was 954,230 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 954,230 hectares in 2019.
What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 943,860 hectares in 2016.
How does Nicaragua rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
Nicaragua ranks 34th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit
hectares
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
235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.