Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 2,102 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Nicaragua stood at 2,102 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Nicaragua peaked at 2,102 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 577.56 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Nicaragua 17th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 577.56 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 603.56 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 629.23 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 653.96 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 677.97 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 713.66 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 747.65 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 797.5 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 850.29 kg per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 900.4 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 820.6 kg per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 1972 | 817.44 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 849.08 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 904.39 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 945.75 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 985.93 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 1,033 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 1,058 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 953.12 kg per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1980 | 805.91 kg per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1981 | 823.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 842.3 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 754.56 kg per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1984 | 833 kg per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 842.37 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 756.3 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 679.62 kg per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 765.88 kg per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1989 | 983.6 kg per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1990 | 1,116 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1991 | 883.69 kg per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 1992 | 984.84 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 1,113 kg per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1994 | 1,124 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 957.78 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1996 | 930.71 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 1,020 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 985.63 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 1,252 kg per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 2000 | 1,289 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 1,298 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1,320 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1,373 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 1,344 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 1,388 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1,426 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1,435 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,444 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1,471 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1,489 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1,625 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 1,686 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1,764 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 1,839 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1,919 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 1,918 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,876 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1,941 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1,980 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 2,008 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 2,037 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 2,069 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 2,102 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 2,102 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 577.73 kg per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 2,102 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 867.71 kg per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +28.4% | 765.88 kg per square kilometre | 983.6 kg per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +27.0% | 985.63 kg per square kilometre | 1,252 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 694.6 kg per square kilometre | 577.56 kg per square kilometre | 850.29 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 926.77 kg per square kilometre | 817.44 kg per square kilometre | 1,058 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 808.72 kg per square kilometre | 679.62 kg per square kilometre | 983.6 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,037 kg per square kilometre | 883.69 kg per square kilometre | 1,252 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,379 kg per square kilometre | 1,289 kg per square kilometre | 1,471 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,804 kg per square kilometre | 1,489 kg per square kilometre | 1,980 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,054 kg per square kilometre | 2,008 kg per square kilometre | 2,102 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2024)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Nicaragua?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Nicaragua was 2,102 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 2,102 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 577.56 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 17th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. 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 Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) 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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Amount excreted in manure 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
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) 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.