Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 1.09 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 1.09 kg per person for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Nicaragua peaked at 1.3 kg per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.3782 kg per person, in 1991.
Nicaragua ranks 22nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.1 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.11 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 1.11 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 1.07 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 1.03 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.9915 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 1.01 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 1.05 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 1.1 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 1.12 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 1.03 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 0.9775 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.9524 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9241 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9923 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1976 | 1.02 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 1.1 kg per person | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 1.25 kg per person | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 1.04 kg per person | -16.4% |
| 1980 | 0.479 kg per person | -54.0% |
| 1981 | 0.467 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4556 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4378 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.4511 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4485 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4344 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4075 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3898 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.402 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3922 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3782 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3831 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4124 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4118 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3948 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4223 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4552 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4675 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 1.11 kg per person | +138.0% |
| 2000 | 1.14 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.13 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.15 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.15 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.16 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.2 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.21 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.24 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.27 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.3 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.29 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.23 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.22 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.19 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.13 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 1.08 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.1 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9435 kg per person | -14.6% |
| 2018 | 1.11 kg per person | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 1.1 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.15 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.1 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 1.09 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.09 kg per person | -0.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1.09 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0867 kg per person, 12.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1.09 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2125 kg per person, 5.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises 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% | 0.4675 kg per person | 1.11 kg per person |
| 1980 | -54.0% | 1.04 kg per person | 0.479 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 kg per person | 0.9915 kg per person | 1.11 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.04 kg per person | 0.9241 kg per person | 1.25 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4373 kg per person | 0.3898 kg per person | 0.479 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.483 kg per person | 0.3782 kg per person | 1.11 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 kg per person | 1.13 kg per person | 1.3 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 kg per person | 0.9435 kg per person | 1.29 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 kg per person | 1.09 kg per person | 1.15 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 19 Poland 1.16 kg per person compare
- 20 Albania 1.14 kg per person compare
- 21 Costa Rica 1.12 kg per person compare
- 23 Norway 1.04 kg per person compare
- 24 Kyrgyzstan 1.03 kg per person compare
- 25 Montenegro 1.03 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 volatilises (n content), per in Nicaragua?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Nicaragua was 1.09 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 kg per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3782 kg per person in 1991.
- How does Nicaragua rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Nicaragua ranks 22nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.