Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises was 1.85 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 1.85 kg per square kilometre for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in 2023.
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 — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Nicaragua peaked at 2.07 kg per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3892 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Nicaragua 69th 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 … left pasture that square kilometre volatilises in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3892 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4046 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4212 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4381 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4558 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4746 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4938 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5137 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5347 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.5381 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.5641 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5829 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6009 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6694 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8875 kg per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 1976 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9251 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1978 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 1979 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1980 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 1.09 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7897 kg per square kilometre | -37.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9213 kg per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9401 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9401 kg per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9777 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9965 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 1.2 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 1.28 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 1.5 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 2.07 kg per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 2017 | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 1.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.77 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.85 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1.85 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.55 kg per square kilometre, 73% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1.85 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.07 kg per square kilometre, 60% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers … left pasture that square kilometre 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 | -37.3% | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | 0.7897 kg per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +36.2% | 0.9251 kg per square kilometre | 1.26 kg per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +32.6% | 0.6694 kg per square kilometre | 0.8875 kg per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +28.0% | 1.62 kg per square kilometre | 2.07 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4584 kg per square kilometre | 0.3892 kg per square kilometre | 0.5347 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8186 kg per square kilometre | 0.5381 kg per square kilometre | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | 0.7897 kg per square kilometre | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9962 kg per square kilometre | 0.9213 kg per square kilometre | 1.08 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 kg per square kilometre | 1.13 kg per square kilometre | 2.07 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | 1.77 kg per square kilometre | 1.85 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 chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Nicaragua?
- Chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Nicaragua was 1.85 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 kg per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3892 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Nicaragua ranks 69th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.