Animal fats — Food supply in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Animal fats — Food supply was 30.4 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Animal fats — Food supply in Nicaragua, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, animal fats — food supply in Nicaragua stood at 30.4 kcal/cap/d.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, animal fats — food supply in Nicaragua peaked at 30.9 kcal/cap/d in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.77 kcal/cap/d, in 2015.
Nicaragua ranks 106th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Animal fats — Food supply in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17.17 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 17.49 kcal/cap/d | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 17.78 kcal/cap/d | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 17.31 kcal/cap/d | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 16.89 kcal/cap/d | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 16.77 kcal/cap/d | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 18.17 kcal/cap/d | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 18.88 kcal/cap/d | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 19.33 kcal/cap/d | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 20.68 kcal/cap/d | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 21.12 kcal/cap/d | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 30.9 kcal/cap/d | +46.3% |
| 2022 | 30.47 kcal/cap/d | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 30.4 kcal/cap/d | -0.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 30.4 kcal/cap/d is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.59 kcal/cap/d, 1.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 30.4 kcal/cap/d is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.83 kcal/cap/d, 60% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Animal fats — Food supply 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +46.3% | 21.12 kcal/cap/d | 30.9 kcal/cap/d |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.05 kcal/cap/d | 16.77 kcal/cap/d | 20.68 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.22 kcal/cap/d | 21.12 kcal/cap/d | 30.9 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More agriculture & rural data for Nicaragua
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1448 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 459.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4056 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is animal fats — food supply in Nicaragua?
- Animal fats — food supply in Nicaragua was 30.4 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest animal fats — food supply recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9 kcal/cap/d in 2021.
- What is the lowest animal fats — food supply recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.77 kcal/cap/d in 2015.
- How does Nicaragua rank for animal fats — food supply?
- Nicaragua ranks 106th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is animal fats — food supply rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.6%. 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 Animal fats — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.