Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 0.1378 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Nicaragua is 0.1378 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 — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Nicaragua peaked at 0.1378 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0223 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Nicaragua ranks 155th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0223 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0227 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0231 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0234 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0238 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0242 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0248 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0258 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0278 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0288 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0298 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0308 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0318 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0328 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0397 kg per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0477 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0517 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0556 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0556 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0546 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0537 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0556 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0596 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0616 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0636 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0656 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0676 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0696 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0715 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0735 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0755 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0815 kg per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0874 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0874 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0894 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0894 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0894 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1013 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1013 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1013 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1073 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1013 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1093 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1172 kg per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1172 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1153 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1252 kg per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1252 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1252 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1252 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1262 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1262 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1252 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1262 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1291 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1312 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.132 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1314 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1326 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1353 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1358 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1368 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1378 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.1378 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.87 kg per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.1378 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.09 kg per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0242 kg per square kilometre | 0.0223 kg per square kilometre | 0.0278 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0404 kg per square kilometre | 0.0288 kg per square kilometre | 0.0556 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0623 kg per square kilometre | 0.0537 kg per square kilometre | 0.0715 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0876 kg per square kilometre | 0.0735 kg per square kilometre | 0.1013 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1145 kg per square kilometre | 0.1013 kg per square kilometre | 0.1252 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1285 kg per square kilometre | 0.1252 kg per square kilometre | 0.1326 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1364 kg per square kilometre | 0.1353 kg per square kilometre | 0.1378 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 152 Philippines 0.1997 kg per square kilometre compare
- 153 Thailand 0.1494 kg per square kilometre compare
- 154 Japan 0.141 kg per square kilometre compare
- 156 Costa Rica 0.1351 kg per square kilometre compare
- 157 Canada 0.1261 kg per square kilometre compare
- 158 Suriname 0.0936 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 — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Nicaragua?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Nicaragua was 0.1378 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1378 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0223 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Nicaragua ranks 155th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.