Breakdown of habitable land area in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Breakdown of habitable land area was 954,230 hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat
Breakdown of habitable land area in Nicaragua, 2015–2019
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.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 951,950 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 943,860 hectares | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 947,580 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 951,440 hectares | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 954,230 hectares | +0.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 954,230 hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75,870 hectares, 12.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 954,230 hectares is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42,730 hectares, 22.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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)
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
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.