Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.6884 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nicaragua is 0.6884 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nicaragua peaked at 0.9215 ha per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1754 ha per square kilometre, in 1976.
That places Nicaragua 38th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1969 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1878 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1787 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.187 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2069 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2185 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2119 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2634 ha per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2088 ha per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2098 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2173 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2174 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2081 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2455 ha per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2455 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1754 ha per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2036 ha per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2333 ha per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2987 ha per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 1980 | 0.271 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3454 ha per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3541 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3652 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3409 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3391 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3042 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3234 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3193 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3287 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3816 ha per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1991 | 0.3351 ha per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4374 ha per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4716 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 0.483 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5209 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5597 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.62 ha per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6945 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4672 ha per square kilometre | -32.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7713 ha per square kilometre | +65.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6987 ha per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7656 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7726 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.612 ha per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 2005 | 0.795 ha per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7297 ha per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.568 ha per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5914 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6129 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7339 ha per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8341 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9215 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6221 ha per square kilometre | -32.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5499 ha per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4531 ha per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5563 ha per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5642 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5797 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6142 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6149 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6441 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6576 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6884 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.6884 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2892 ha per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.6884 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2905 ha per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2067 ha per square kilometre | 0.1787 ha per square kilometre | 0.2634 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2255 ha per square kilometre | 0.1754 ha per square kilometre | 0.2987 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3291 ha per square kilometre | 0.271 ha per square kilometre | 0.3652 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4971 ha per square kilometre | 0.3351 ha per square kilometre | 0.6945 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6917 ha per square kilometre | 0.568 ha per square kilometre | 0.795 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6429 ha per square kilometre | 0.4531 ha per square kilometre | 0.9215 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6512 ha per square kilometre | 0.6149 ha per square kilometre | 0.6884 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More climate change data for Nicaragua
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 98.12 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,149 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,593 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,557 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.78 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 341.31 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 485.08 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 394.21 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 90.87 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.49 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nicaragua?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nicaragua was 0.6884 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9215 ha per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1754 ha per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Nicaragua rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 38th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.