Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 0.6889 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Nicaragua is 0.6889 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Nicaragua peaked at 0.6889 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1113 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Nicaragua 156th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1113 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1133 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1153 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1172 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1192 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1212 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1242 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1292 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1391 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1441 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.149 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.154 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.159 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.164 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1987 kg per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2385 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2583 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2782 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2782 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2732 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2683 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2782 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2981 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.308 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.318 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3279 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3378 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3478 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3577 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3676 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3776 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4074 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4372 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4372 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4471 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4471 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4471 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5068 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5068 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5068 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5366 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5068 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5465 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5862 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5862 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5763 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.626 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.626 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.626 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.626 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.631 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.631 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.626 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.631 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6454 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6558 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6599 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6572 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6631 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6766 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6791 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.684 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6889 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.6889 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 181.15 kg per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.6889 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.44 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1211 kg per square kilometre | 0.1113 kg per square kilometre | 0.1391 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2022 kg per square kilometre | 0.1441 kg per square kilometre | 0.2782 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3115 kg per square kilometre | 0.2683 kg per square kilometre | 0.3577 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4382 kg per square kilometre | 0.3676 kg per square kilometre | 0.5068 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5723 kg per square kilometre | 0.5068 kg per square kilometre | 0.626 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6426 kg per square kilometre | 0.626 kg per square kilometre | 0.6631 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6822 kg per square kilometre | 0.6766 kg per square kilometre | 0.6889 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 153 Thailand 0.8997 kg per square kilometre compare
- 154 Japan 0.8496 kg per square kilometre compare
- 155 Canada 0.7164 kg per square kilometre compare
- 157 Costa Rica 0.6756 kg per square kilometre compare
- 158 Suriname 0.4678 kg per square kilometre compare
- 159 Papua New Guinea 0.1918 kg 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)
- 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 sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Nicaragua?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Nicaragua was 0.6889 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6889 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1113 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 156th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) 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.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure 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
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) 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.