Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita was 1.5 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 1.5 kg per person for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 1.83 kg per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4862 kg per person, in 1990.
That places Nicaragua 41st out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.52 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.54 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 1.53 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 1.48 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 1.41 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 1.35 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 1.38 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 1.43 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 1.5 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 1.52 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 1.42 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 1.34 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 1.3 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 1.25 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 1.35 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 1.4 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 1.51 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 1.73 kg per person | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 1.44 kg per person | -16.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6223 kg per person | -56.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6049 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5886 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5733 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5872 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5843 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5734 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5422 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5095 kg per person | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5101 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4862 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.487 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4877 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5226 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5227 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5122 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5563 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5997 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6216 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 1.56 kg per person | +151.1% |
| 2000 | 1.6 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.59 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.61 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.61 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.63 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.69 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.7 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.74 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.79 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.83 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.82 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.73 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.71 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.66 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.57 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 1.49 kg per person | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 1.53 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.29 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 1.54 kg per person | +19.2% |
| 2019 | 1.53 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.6 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 1.52 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 1.51 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.5 kg per person | -0.6% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1.5 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0819 kg per person, 18.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1.5 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2851 kg per person, 5.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +151.1% | 0.6216 kg per person | 1.56 kg per person |
| 1980 | -56.8% | 1.44 kg per person | 0.6223 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.46 kg per person | 1.35 kg per person | 1.54 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.43 kg per person | 1.25 kg per person | 1.73 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5696 kg per person | 0.5095 kg per person | 0.6223 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6357 kg per person | 0.4862 kg per person | 1.56 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.68 kg per person | 1.59 kg per person | 1.83 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 kg per person | 1.29 kg per person | 1.82 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 kg per person | 1.5 kg per person | 1.6 kg per person | 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)
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- 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 — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Nicaragua?
- Cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita in Nicaragua was 1.5 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 kg per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4862 kg per person in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 41st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — losses from manure treated (n content), per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 — Losses from manure treated (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Losses from manure treated Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Losses from manure treated (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.