Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 22.03 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Nicaragua stood at 22.03 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Nicaragua peaked at 24.62 kg per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.63 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Nicaragua 96th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.63 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.82 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 5.01 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 5.22 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 5.43 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 5.65 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 5.88 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 6.12 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 6.37 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 6.41 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 6.72 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 6.94 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 7.15 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 7.97 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1975 | 10.57 kg per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 1976 | 12.71 kg per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1977 | 11.01 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1978 | 15 kg per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 1979 | 12.98 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1980 | 13.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 12.54 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 13.43 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 13.88 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 13.88 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 13.88 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 13.88 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 13.88 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 13.43 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 12.54 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 12.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 12.98 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 12.98 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 13.21 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 13.43 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 13.43 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 14.33 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 14.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 15 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 9.4 kg per square kilometre | -37.3% |
| 2000 | 10.97 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 11.19 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 12.31 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 12.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.19 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 11.64 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 11.86 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 11.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 12.85 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 13.43 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 14.33 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 15.22 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 17.01 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 17.91 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 19.24 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 24.62 kg per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 2017 | 21.49 kg per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 20.41 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 20.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 21.09 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 21.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 21.71 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 22.03 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square 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 | -37.3% | 15 kg per square kilometre | 9.4 kg per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +36.2% | 11.01 kg per square kilometre | 15 kg per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +32.6% | 7.97 kg per square kilometre | 10.57 kg per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +28.0% | 19.24 kg per square kilometre | 24.62 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.46 kg per square kilometre | 4.63 kg per square kilometre | 6.37 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.75 kg per square kilometre | 6.41 kg per square kilometre | 15 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.45 kg per square kilometre | 12.54 kg per square kilometre | 13.88 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.16 kg per square kilometre | 9.4 kg per square kilometre | 15 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.86 kg per square kilometre | 10.97 kg per square kilometre | 12.85 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.43 kg per square kilometre | 13.43 kg per square kilometre | 24.62 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.55 kg per square kilometre | 21.09 kg per square kilometre | 22.03 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
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- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2024)
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- 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 chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Nicaragua?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Nicaragua was 22.03 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 24.62 kg per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.63 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Nicaragua ranks 96th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. 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 Chickens, layers — 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
Chickens, layers — 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.
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — 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
Chickens, layers — 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.