Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 1.92 kg/cap in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Nicaragua, 1990–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per capita in Nicaragua is 1.92 kg/cap, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 156.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 2.39 kg/cap in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.13 kg/cap, in 1991.
Nicaragua ranks 18th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 0.382 kg/cap | 0.13 kg/cap | 0.9 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 kg/cap | 0.71 kg/cap | 1.82 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 kg/cap | 0.75 kg/cap | 2.13 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.12 kg/cap | 1.92 kg/cap | 2.39 kg/cap | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 15 Costa Rica 2.09 kg/cap compare
- 16 Bermuda 2.01 kg/cap compare
- 17 Sint Maarten 1.98 kg/cap compare
- 19 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.9 kg/cap compare
- 20 Samoa 1.87 kg/cap compare
- 21 Ghana 1.56 kg/cap 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)
- 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) — use per capita in Nicaragua?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Nicaragua was 1.92 kg/cap in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 kg/cap in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 kg/cap in 1991.
- How does Nicaragua rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 18th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 156.0%. 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 capita. 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).