Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 1.63 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 1.63 kg per person for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 1.95 kg per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.5672 kg per person, in 1991.
That places Nicaragua 22nd 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.65 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.67 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 1.66 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 1.61 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 1.54 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 1.49 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 1.52 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 1.57 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 1.64 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 1.67 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 1.55 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 1.47 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 1.43 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 1.39 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 1.49 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 1.54 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 1.65 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 1.87 kg per person | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 1.56 kg per person | -16.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7185 kg per person | -54.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7004 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6834 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6567 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6767 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6727 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6517 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6113 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5847 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6031 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5883 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5672 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5747 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6185 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6177 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5923 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6334 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6828 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7013 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.67 kg per person | +138.0% |
| 2000 | 1.71 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.7 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.72 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.72 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.74 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.8 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.81 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.86 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.9 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.95 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.93 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.85 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.84 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.78 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.7 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 1.62 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.66 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.42 kg per person | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 1.67 kg per person | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 1.66 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.73 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.65 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 1.64 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.63 kg per person | -0.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1.63 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1301 kg per person, 12.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1.63 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3188 kg per person, 5.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 | +138.0% | 0.7013 kg per person | 1.67 kg per person |
| 1980 | -54.0% | 1.56 kg per person | 0.7185 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.59 kg per person | 1.49 kg per person | 1.67 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.56 kg per person | 1.39 kg per person | 1.87 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6559 kg per person | 0.5847 kg per person | 0.7185 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7245 kg per person | 0.5672 kg per person | 1.67 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.79 kg per person | 1.7 kg per person | 1.95 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.71 kg per person | 1.42 kg per person | 1.93 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 kg per person | 1.63 kg per person | 1.73 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 19 Poland 1.74 kg per person compare
- 20 Albania 1.71 kg per person compare
- 21 Costa Rica 1.69 kg per person compare
- 23 Norway 1.56 kg per person compare
- 24 Kyrgyzstan 1.55 kg per person compare
- 25 Montenegro 1.55 kg per person compare
More environment data for Nicaragua
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.53 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0474 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Nicaragua?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Nicaragua was 1.63 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 kg per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5672 kg per person in 1991.
- How does Nicaragua rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 22nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.