Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 1.12 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Nicaragua stood at 1.12 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Nicaragua peaked at 1.3 kg per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0622 kg per square kilometre, in 1967.
Nicaragua ranks 101st of 137 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.
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0824 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0827 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0824 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0639 kg per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0639 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.063 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0622 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.063 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.063 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.063 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.063 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0639 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0647 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0656 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0817 kg per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0842 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0868 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0849 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0849 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0764 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1094 kg per square kilometre | +43.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3448 kg per square kilometre | +215.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3976 kg per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1984 | 0.3966 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4676 kg per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1986 | 0.445 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4429 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4499 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4551 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4753 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5013 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5274 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5441 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5702 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.566 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.566 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5878 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5795 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6055 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5627 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5971 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6185 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6316 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.6488 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.666 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6874 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7004 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7004 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7525 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7525 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5156 kg per square kilometre | -31.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4156 kg per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5628 kg per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6271 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6203 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7507 kg per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1 kg per square kilometre | +46.7% |
| 2018 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.18 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.968 kg per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 2023 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +16.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1.12 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.59 kg per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1.12 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.55 kg per square kilometre, 73% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +215.0% | 0.1094 kg per square kilometre | 0.3448 kg per square kilometre |
| 2017 | +46.7% | 0.7507 kg per square kilometre | 1.1 kg per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +43.3% | 0.0764 kg per square kilometre | 0.1094 kg per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +35.4% | 0.4156 kg per square kilometre | 0.5628 kg per square kilometre |
| 2011 | -31.5% | 0.7525 kg per square kilometre | 0.5156 kg per square kilometre |
| 2022 | -25.7% | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | 0.968 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0696 kg per square kilometre | 0.0622 kg per square kilometre | 0.0827 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0743 kg per square kilometre | 0.063 kg per square kilometre | 0.0868 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3585 kg per square kilometre | 0.0764 kg per square kilometre | 0.4676 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5523 kg per square kilometre | 0.4753 kg per square kilometre | 0.6055 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6565 kg per square kilometre | 0.5627 kg per square kilometre | 0.7525 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.767 kg per square kilometre | 0.4156 kg per square kilometre | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | 0.968 kg per square kilometre | 1.3 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 98 Yemen 1.28 kg per square kilometre compare
- 99 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.21 kg per square kilometre compare
- 100 Canada 1.13 kg per square kilometre compare
- 102 Iraq 0.9709 kg per square kilometre compare
- 103 Brazil 0.8192 kg per square kilometre compare
- 104 Philippines 0.7819 kg per square kilometre compare
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 potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Nicaragua?
- Potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Nicaragua was 1.12 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 kg per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0622 kg per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does Nicaragua rank for potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 101st out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Crop residues (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.
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Crop residues 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
Potatoes — Crop residues (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.