Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.8635 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nicaragua stood at 0.8635 kg per person.
That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nicaragua peaked at 1.48 kg per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.1675 kg per person, in 1962.
That places Nicaragua 61st out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1828 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1675 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4997 kg per person | +198.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4975 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.7244 kg per person | +45.6% |
| 1966 | 0.592 kg per person | -18.3% |
| 1967 | 0.7214 kg per person | +21.9% |
| 1968 | 0.7074 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.7239 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.6725 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.6925 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.68 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 1.32 kg per person | +94.3% |
| 1974 | 0.8052 kg per person | -39.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5857 kg per person | -27.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7901 kg per person | +34.9% |
| 1977 | 1.2 kg per person | +52.3% |
| 1978 | 1.14 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5625 kg per person | -50.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9224 kg per person | +64.0% |
| 1981 | 1.17 kg per person | +26.4% |
| 1982 | 0.884 kg per person | -24.2% |
| 1983 | 1.46 kg per person | +64.7% |
| 1984 | 1.05 kg per person | -27.8% |
| 1985 | 1.21 kg per person | +15.4% |
| 1986 | 1.45 kg per person | +19.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9917 kg per person | -31.7% |
| 1988 | 1.48 kg per person | +48.8% |
| 1989 | 0.539 kg per person | -63.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7639 kg per person | +41.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6158 kg per person | -19.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5967 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4715 kg per person | -21.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2374 kg per person | -49.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5385 kg per person | +126.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5477 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4153 kg per person | -24.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4484 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4085 kg per person | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2827 kg per person | -30.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2352 kg per person | -16.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6842 kg per person | +190.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7037 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.633 kg per person | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6666 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7875 kg per person | +18.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7617 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6118 kg per person | -19.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8359 kg per person | +36.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6948 kg per person | -16.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9448 kg per person | +36.0% |
| 2012 | 1.11 kg per person | +17.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6065 kg per person | -45.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8335 kg per person | +37.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9087 kg per person | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9539 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.23 kg per person | +28.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7548 kg per person | -38.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8324 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 1.02 kg per person | +22.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9356 kg per person | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7577 kg per person | -19.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8635 kg per person | +14.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.8635 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2694 kg per person, 3.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.8635 kg per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5909 kg per person, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +198.4% | 0.1675 kg per person | 0.4997 kg per person |
| 2002 | +190.9% | 0.2352 kg per person | 0.6842 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5352 kg per person | 0.1675 kg per person | 0.7244 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8449 kg per person | 0.5625 kg per person | 1.32 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 kg per person | 0.539 kg per person | 1.48 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5044 kg per person | 0.2374 kg per person | 0.7639 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6202 kg per person | 0.2352 kg per person | 0.8359 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8867 kg per person | 0.6065 kg per person | 1.23 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8949 kg per person | 0.7577 kg per person | 1.02 kg per person | 4 |
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 nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nicaragua?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Nicaragua was 0.8635 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 kg per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1675 kg per person in 1962.
- How does Nicaragua rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Nicaragua ranks 61st out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. 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 Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.