Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 12,907 t in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Nicaragua, 1990–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 12,907 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2022.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 192.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Nicaragua peaked at 15,658 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 575 t, in 1990.
Nicaragua ranks 38th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,810 t | 575 t | 4,373 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,985 t | 3,604 t | 10,174 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,335 t | 4,414 t | 12,242 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,092 t | 12,907 t | 15,658 t | 3 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -40.43 % change on previous year (2023)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2023)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.27 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.9954 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -3.88 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Nicaragua?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Nicaragua was 12,907 t in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 15,658 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 575 t in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Nicaragua ranks 38th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 192.4%. 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 Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).