Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 44.63 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Nicaragua stood at 44.63 %.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Nicaragua peaked at 81.16 % in 1965 and was at its lowest, 28.15 %, in 1988.
Nicaragua ranks 111th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 62.33 % | — |
| 1962 | 76.26 % | +22.4% |
| 1963 | 67.24 % | -11.8% |
| 1964 | 79.85 % | +18.7% |
| 1965 | 81.16 % | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 78.87 % | -2.8% |
| 1967 | 77.14 % | -2.2% |
| 1968 | 71.18 % | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 65.49 % | -8.0% |
| 1970 | 57.59 % | -12.1% |
| 1971 | 62.11 % | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 65.38 % | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 49.4 % | -24.4% |
| 1974 | 78.81 % | +59.5% |
| 1975 | 77.8 % | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 63.95 % | -17.8% |
| 1977 | 54.4 % | -14.9% |
| 1978 | 59.3 % | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 74.65 % | +25.9% |
| 1980 | 36.86 % | -50.6% |
| 1981 | 55.2 % | +49.7% |
| 1982 | 56.46 % | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 43.29 % | -23.3% |
| 1984 | 53.24 % | +23.0% |
| 1985 | 42.12 % | -20.9% |
| 1986 | 34.16 % | -18.9% |
| 1987 | 40.06 % | +17.3% |
| 1988 | 28.15 % | -29.7% |
| 1989 | 46.84 % | +66.4% |
| 1990 | 40.7 % | -13.1% |
| 1991 | 48.29 % | +18.7% |
| 1992 | 46.98 % | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 44.02 % | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 57.06 % | +29.6% |
| 1995 | 48.3 % | -15.4% |
| 1996 | 49.87 % | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 51.61 % | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 48.49 % | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 42.12 % | -13.1% |
| 2000 | 46.63 % | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 45.88 % | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 41.75 % | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 45.86 % | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 42.1 % | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 45.31 % | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 39.98 % | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 37.78 % | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 38.5 % | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 40.78 % | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 38.15 % | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 41.47 % | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 41.12 % | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 48.45 % | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 45.43 % | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 38.04 % | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 39.74 % | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 38.32 % | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 48.99 % | +27.8% |
| 2019 | 45.94 % | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 40.26 % | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 42.75 % | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 48.27 % | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 44.63 % | -7.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 44.63 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 52.75 %, 85% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 44.63 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.95 %, 95% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.28 % | 62.33 % | 81.16 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 64.34 % | 49.4 % | 78.81 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.64 % | 28.15 % | 56.46 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.74 % | 40.7 % | 57.06 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.46 % | 37.78 % | 46.63 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.56 % | 38.04 % | 48.99 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.98 % | 40.26 % | 48.27 % | 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Nicaragua?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Nicaragua was 44.63 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 81.16 % in 1965.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.15 % in 1988.
- How does Nicaragua rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Nicaragua ranks 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).