Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 42.36 kg/ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 42.36 kg/ha for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nicaragua peaked at 54.61 kg/ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.35 kg/ha, in 1962.
Nicaragua ranks 85th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.37 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 5.35 kg/ha | -36.0% |
| 1963 | 9.38 kg/ha | +75.2% |
| 1964 | 5.94 kg/ha | -36.7% |
| 1965 | 6.44 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1966 | 6.85 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 8.25 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 1968 | 10.79 kg/ha | +30.8% |
| 1969 | 13.51 kg/ha | +25.2% |
| 1970 | 16.79 kg/ha | +24.3% |
| 1971 | 15.27 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 13.63 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 1973 | 27.03 kg/ha | +98.3% |
| 1974 | 9.16 kg/ha | -66.1% |
| 1975 | 9 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 17.14 kg/ha | +90.4% |
| 1977 | 27.37 kg/ha | +59.7% |
| 1978 | 25.19 kg/ha | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 11.18 kg/ha | -55.6% |
| 1980 | 29.13 kg/ha | +160.6% |
| 1981 | 20.75 kg/ha | -28.8% |
| 1982 | 18.93 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1983 | 34.17 kg/ha | +80.5% |
| 1984 | 23.55 kg/ha | -31.1% |
| 1985 | 31.49 kg/ha | +33.7% |
| 1986 | 41.01 kg/ha | +30.2% |
| 1987 | 28.89 kg/ha | -29.6% |
| 1988 | 44.18 kg/ha | +52.9% |
| 1989 | 18.59 kg/ha | -57.9% |
| 1990 | 24.73 kg/ha | +33.0% |
| 1991 | 19.17 kg/ha | -22.5% |
| 1992 | 19.19 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 18.99 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 12.13 kg/ha | -36.1% |
| 1995 | 16.86 kg/ha | +39.0% |
| 1996 | 16.76 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 14.73 kg/ha | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 17.6 kg/ha | +19.5% |
| 1999 | 22.99 kg/ha | +30.6% |
| 2000 | 19.94 kg/ha | -13.2% |
| 2001 | 19.39 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 24.09 kg/ha | +24.2% |
| 2003 | 24.88 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 25.68 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 24.72 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 30.9 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 35.3 kg/ha | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 35.25 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 37.38 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 41.25 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 42.33 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 47.67 kg/ha | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 34.07 kg/ha | -28.5% |
| 2014 | 36.81 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 47.42 kg/ha | +28.8% |
| 2016 | 47.44 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 54.61 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 35.82 kg/ha | -34.4% |
| 2019 | 39.86 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 51.66 kg/ha | +29.6% |
| 2021 | 47.43 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 39.9 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 42.36 kg/ha | +6.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 42.36 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.65 kg/ha, 2.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 42.36 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.32 kg/ha, 98% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.32 kg/ha | 5.35 kg/ha | 13.51 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.18 kg/ha | 9 kg/ha | 27.37 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.07 kg/ha | 18.59 kg/ha | 44.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.31 kg/ha | 12.13 kg/ha | 24.73 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.75 kg/ha | 19.39 kg/ha | 37.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.73 kg/ha | 34.07 kg/ha | 54.61 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.34 kg/ha | 39.9 kg/ha | 51.66 kg/ha | 4 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nicaragua?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Nicaragua was 42.36 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 54.61 kg/ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.35 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Nicaragua rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
- Nicaragua ranks 85th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).