Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio was 0.1561 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio in Nicaragua, 1998–2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.1561 for irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio in 2021.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio in Nicaragua peaked at 0.1994 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0538, in 1998.
That places Nicaragua 121st out of 174 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0538 | — |
| 1999 | 0.0558 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0656 | +17.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0683 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0734 | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0775 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0898 | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1014 | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1104 | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1274 | +15.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1377 | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1387 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1609 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1994 | +23.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1885 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1756 | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1759 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1668 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1506 | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1466 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1464 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1419 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1422 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1561 | +9.8% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.1561 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2401, 65% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.1561 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2589, 60% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0548 | 0.0538 | 0.0558 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.099 | 0.0656 | 0.1387 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1653 | 0.1419 | 0.1994 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1492 | 0.1422 | 0.1561 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More climate change data for Nicaragua
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 98.12 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,149 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,593 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,557 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.78 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 341.31 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 485.08 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 394.21 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 90.87 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.49 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio in Nicaragua?
- Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio in Nicaragua was 0.1561 in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1994 in 2011.
- What is the lowest irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0538 in 1998.
- How does Nicaragua rank for irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio?
- Nicaragua ranks 121st out of 174 countries with data for 2021.
- Is irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, ratio rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio (Not Applicable). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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