Urea — Agricultural Use in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Urea — Agricultural Use was 92,305 t in 2022. ▲ Rising
Urea — Agricultural Use in Nicaragua, 2005–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 92,305 t for urea — agricultural use in 2022.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urea — agricultural use in Nicaragua peaked at 160,641 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 49,723 t, in 2008.
That places Nicaragua 45th out of 129 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Urea — Agricultural Use in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 57,436 t | — |
| 2006 | 74,840 t | +30.3% |
| 2007 | 71,929 t | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 49,723 t | -30.9% |
| 2009 | 80,348 t | +61.6% |
| 2010 | 79,051 t | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 89,142 t | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 125,964 t | +41.3% |
| 2013 | 50,781 t | -59.7% |
| 2014 | 84,491 t | +66.4% |
| 2015 | 80,157 t | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 67,313 t | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 160,641 t | +138.6% |
| 2020 | 96,213 t | -40.1% |
| 2021 | 81,696 t | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 92,305 t | +13.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 92,305 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 66,132 t, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 92,305 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 77,284 t, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66,855 t | 49,723 t | 80,348 t | 5 |
| 2010s | 92,192 t | 50,781 t | 160,641 t | 8 |
| 2020s | 90,071 t | 81,696 t | 96,213 t | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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 urea — agricultural use in Nicaragua?
- Urea — agricultural use in Nicaragua was 92,305 t in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest urea — agricultural use recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 160,641 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest urea — agricultural use recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,723 t in 2008.
- How does Nicaragua rank for urea — agricultural use?
- Nicaragua ranks 45th out of 129 countries with data for 2022.
- Is urea — agricultural use rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Urea — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fertilizers by Product dataset contains information on the Production, Trade and Agriculture Use of inorganic (chemical or mineral) fertilizers products. The fertilizer statistics data are for a set of 23 product categories. Both straight and compound fertilizers are included. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/RFB/RFB_EN_README.pdf