Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 1,709 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Nicaragua is 1,709 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Nicaragua peaked at 1,709 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 470.86 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Nicaragua 10th 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 470.86 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 492.05 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 514.93 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 539.77 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 565.16 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 601.74 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 629.82 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 671.83 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 714.33 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 757.63 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 683.98 kg per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1972 | 684.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 715.85 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 771.24 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 798.17 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 828.78 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 859.07 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 854.08 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 778.5 kg per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 724.48 kg per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 742.07 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 760.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 673.64 kg per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1984 | 747.62 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 755.44 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 669.86 kg per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 596.51 kg per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1988 | 684.85 kg per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1989 | 898.55 kg per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1990 | 1,031 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1991 | 799.64 kg per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1992 | 897.95 kg per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1993 | 1,018 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1994 | 1,027 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 861.98 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1996 | 826.01 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 905.43 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 865.71 kg per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 958.82 kg per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 984.2 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 991.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1,006 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1,054 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 1,019 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 1,047 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1,078 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1,073 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,069 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,080 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1,096 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1,244 kg per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 1,302 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 1,387 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 1,476 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 1,569 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 1,553 kg per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1,561 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1,564 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,600 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 1,607 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1,651 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 1,680 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1,709 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1,709 kg per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 413.39 kg per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1,709 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 760.97 kg per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Manure left on pasture (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 | +31.2% | 684.85 kg per square kilometre | 898.55 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 577.83 kg per square kilometre | 470.86 kg per square kilometre | 714.33 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 773.18 kg per square kilometre | 683.98 kg per square kilometre | 859.07 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 725.35 kg per square kilometre | 596.51 kg per square kilometre | 898.55 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 919.09 kg per square kilometre | 799.64 kg per square kilometre | 1,031 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,040 kg per square kilometre | 984.2 kg per square kilometre | 1,080 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,435 kg per square kilometre | 1,096 kg per square kilometre | 1,600 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,662 kg per square kilometre | 1,607 kg per square kilometre | 1,709 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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 left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Nicaragua?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Nicaragua was 1,709 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1,709 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 470.86 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 10th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. 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 left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (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 — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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 — Manure left on pasture (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.