Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 29.44 million kg in 2050. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2050)
29.44 million kg
World rank
81st
of 199 countries
All-time high
29.44 million kg
in 2050
All-time low
950,700 kg
in 1962
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nicaragua, 1961–2050

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nicaragua is 29.44 million kg, measured in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nicaragua peaked at 29.44 million kg in 2050 and was at its lowest, 950,700 kg, in 1962.

Nicaragua ranks 81st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches in Nicaragua, 1961 to 2050.
Year kg Change
1961 1.01 million kg
1962 950,700 kg -5.6%
1963 2.92 million kg +207.5%
1964 3.00 million kg +2.6%
1965 4.50 million kg +50.1%
1966 3.80 million kg -15.7%
1967 4.77 million kg +25.7%
1968 4.83 million kg +1.2%
1969 5.10 million kg +5.6%
1970 4.89 million kg -4.1%
1971 5.19 million kg +6.2%
1972 5.25 million kg +1.1%
1973 10.50 million kg +100.0%
1974 6.60 million kg -37.1%
1975 4.95 million kg -25.0%
1976 6.88 million kg +39.0%
1977 10.80 million kg +56.9%
1978 10.50 million kg -2.8%
1979 5.34 million kg -49.1%
1980 9.00 million kg +68.5%
1981 11.70 million kg +30.0%
1982 9.12 million kg -22.1%
1983 15.42 million kg +69.1%
1984 11.41 million kg -26.0%
1985 13.48 million kg +18.2%
1986 16.53 million kg +22.6%
1987 11.55 million kg -30.1%
1988 17.58 million kg +52.2%
1989 6.58 million kg -62.6%
1990 9.54 million kg +45.1%
1991 7.87 million kg -17.5%
1992 7.80 million kg -0.9%
1993 6.30 million kg -19.2%
1994 3.24 million kg -48.6%
1995 7.50 million kg +131.5%
1996 7.77 million kg +3.6%
1997 5.99 million kg -22.9%
1998 6.57 million kg +9.6%
1999 6.07 million kg -7.6%
2000 4.26 million kg -29.8%
2001 3.59 million kg -15.7%
2002 10.57 million kg +194.4%
2003 11.00 million kg +4.1%
2004 10.01 million kg -9.0%
2005 10.68 million kg +6.7%
2006 12.80 million kg +19.8%
2007 12.56 million kg -1.9%
2008 10.23 million kg -18.5%
2009 14.19 million kg +38.6%
2010 11.96 million kg -15.7%
2011 16.49 million kg +37.9%
2012 19.61 million kg +18.9%
2013 10.89 million kg -44.5%
2014 15.17 million kg +39.3%
2015 16.76 million kg +10.5%
2016 17.84 million kg +6.4%
2017 23.29 million kg +30.6%
2018 14.49 million kg -37.8%
2019 16.19 million kg +11.7%
2020 20.15 million kg +24.4%
2021 18.65 million kg -7.4%
2022 15.30 million kg -18.0%
2023 17.68 million kg +15.5%
2030 23.43 million kg +32.5%
2050 29.44 million kg +25.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.43 million kg 950,700 kg 5.10 million kg 9
1970s 7.09 million kg 4.89 million kg 10.80 million kg 10
1980s 12.24 million kg 6.58 million kg 17.58 million kg 10
1990s 6.87 million kg 3.24 million kg 9.54 million kg 10
2000s 9.99 million kg 3.59 million kg 14.19 million kg 10
2010s 16.27 million kg 10.89 million kg 23.29 million kg 10
2020s 17.94 million kg 15.30 million kg 20.15 million kg 4
2030s 23.43 million kg 23.43 million kg 23.43 million kg 1
2050s 29.44 million kg 29.44 million kg 29.44 million kg 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 78 Costa Rica 32.48 million kg compare
  2. 79 Austria 30.18 million kg compare
  3. 80 Dominican Republic 29.95 million kg compare
  4. 82 Portugal 27.99 million kg compare
  5. 83 Cameroon 27.01 million kg compare
  6. 84 Sudan (former) 26.27 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nicaragua?
Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nicaragua was 29.44 million kg in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 29.44 million kg in 2050.
What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 950,700 kg in 1962.
How does Nicaragua rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
Nicaragua ranks 81st out of 199 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 14,463 data points, 1961–2050
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).