Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 1.01 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2022, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Nicaragua stood at 1.01 1000 USD per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Nicaragua peaked at 1.01 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0192 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1969.
That places Nicaragua 75th out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0313 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0517 1000 USD per square kilometre | +64.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0557 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0412 1000 USD per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0336 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0503 1000 USD per square kilometre | +49.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1498 1000 USD per square kilometre | +197.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0564 1000 USD per square kilometre | -62.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0192 1000 USD per square kilometre | -66.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0228 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0231 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0284 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0415 1000 USD per square kilometre | +46.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0654 1000 USD per square kilometre | +57.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0643 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0676 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1366 1000 USD per square kilometre | +102.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1328 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0521 1000 USD per square kilometre | -60.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1783 1000 USD per square kilometre | +242.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2062 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1982 | 0.13 1000 USD per square kilometre | -36.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2058 1000 USD per square kilometre | +58.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2053 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2271 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1616 1000 USD per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4829 1000 USD per square kilometre | +198.7% |
| 1988 | 0.172 1000 USD per square kilometre | -64.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1451 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1990 | 0.146 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1473 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0671 1000 USD per square kilometre | -54.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1087 1000 USD per square kilometre | +62.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1286 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1995 | 0.165 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1519 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 0.18 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2331 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2485 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2026 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1809 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2093 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2091 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2284 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3605 1000 USD per square kilometre | +57.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2575 1000 USD per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3495 1000 USD per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4831 1000 USD per square kilometre | +38.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4394 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5335 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6013 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7276 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7832 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7734 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8203 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8262 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9132 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7506 1000 USD per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6325 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 0.903 1000 USD per square kilometre | +42.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9289 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.9% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1.01 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2114 1000 USD per square kilometre, 4.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1.01 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.3 1000 USD per square kilometre, 78% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +242.0% | 0.0521 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1783 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1967 | +197.7% | 0.0503 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1498 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1987 | +198.7% | 0.1616 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4829 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0543 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0192 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1498 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0635 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0228 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1366 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2114 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.13 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4829 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1576 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0671 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2485 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.292 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1809 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4831 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7362 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.5335 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.9132 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.948 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.903 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 72 Marshall Islands 1.09 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 73 Paraguay 1.07 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 74 Sri Lanka 1.02 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 76 Samoa 0.9546 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 77 Cambodia 0.9235 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 78 Eswatini 0.9161 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0617 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Nicaragua?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Nicaragua was 1.01 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0192 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does Nicaragua rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 75th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Import value 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.
Pesticides (total) — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 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
Pesticides (total) — Import value 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.