Share of arable land which is organic in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of arable land which is organic was 0.61 percent in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of arable land which is organic in Nicaragua, 2005–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of arable land which is organic in Nicaragua stood at 0.61 percent. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of arable land which is organic in Nicaragua peaked at 1.38 percent in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.61 percent, in 2022.
Nicaragua ranks 95th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of arable land which is organic in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.97 percent | — |
| 2006 | 1.15 percent | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 1.37 percent | +19.1% |
| 2008 | 1.38 percent | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.66 percent | -52.2% |
| 2010 | 0.67 percent | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.66 percent | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.66 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.66 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.66 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.66 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.66 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.66 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.68 percent | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.84 percent | +23.5% |
| 2020 | 0.77 percent | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.73 percent | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.61 percent | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 0.61 percent | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.61 percent is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.45 percent, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.61 percent is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.52 percent, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of arable land which is organic in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -52.2% | 1.38 percent | 0.66 percent |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 percent | 0.66 percent | 1.38 percent | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.681 percent | 0.66 percent | 0.84 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.68 percent | 0.61 percent | 0.77 percent | 4 |
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 share of arable land which is organic in Nicaragua?
- Share of arable land which is organic in Nicaragua was 0.61 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 arable land which is organic recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 percent in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of arable land which is organic recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.61 percent in 2022.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of arable land which is organic?
- Nicaragua ranks 95th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of arable land which is organic rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of arable land which is organic. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Organic arable land area is the sum of the area certified as organic by official standards, and land area in the conversion process to organic (which is assumed by the UN FAO as a two-year period prior to certification). Arable land is that used for crops (which does not include grazing land).