Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 7.17 kg/ha in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Nicaragua, 1990–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 7.17 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2022.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and up 192.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Nicaragua peaked at 8.7 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.38 kg/ha, in 1990.
That places Nicaragua 47th out of 187 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.38 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.38 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.38 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.63 kg/ha | +65.8% |
| 1994 | 0.51 kg/ha | -19.0% |
| 1995 | 0.47 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 1.09 kg/ha | +131.9% |
| 1997 | 1.62 kg/ha | +48.6% |
| 1998 | 2.15 kg/ha | +32.7% |
| 1999 | 1.97 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 1.83 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 1.66 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 2.5 kg/ha | +50.6% |
| 2003 | 2.66 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 2.4 kg/ha | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 4.2 kg/ha | +75.0% |
| 2006 | 3.19 kg/ha | -24.0% |
| 2007 | 4.72 kg/ha | +48.0% |
| 2008 | 5.07 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 4.87 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 6.62 kg/ha | +35.9% |
| 2011 | 2.74 kg/ha | -58.6% |
| 2012 | 2.45 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 3.73 kg/ha | +52.2% |
| 2014 | 3.79 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 4.36 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 4.27 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 4.39 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 3.89 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 4.34 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 8.7 kg/ha | +100.5% |
| 2021 | 7.62 kg/ha | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 7.17 kg/ha | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.958 kg/ha | 0.38 kg/ha | 2.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.31 kg/ha | 1.66 kg/ha | 5.07 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.06 kg/ha | 2.45 kg/ha | 6.62 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.83 kg/ha | 7.17 kg/ha | 8.7 kg/ha | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Nicaragua?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Nicaragua was 7.17 kg/ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.38 kg/ha in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Nicaragua ranks 47th out of 187 countries with data for 2022.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 192.7%. 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) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).