Capture fishery production, per square kilometre in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Capture fishery production, per square kilometre was 0.5103 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.5103 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 16.2%
World rank
113th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.5103 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0205 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1986
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Capture fishery production, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.5103 metric tons per square kilometre for capture fishery production, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.2% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fishery production, per square kilometre in Nicaragua peaked at 0.5103 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0205 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1986.
Nicaragua ranks 113th of 215 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.
Capture fishery production, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0332 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0332 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0415 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0415 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0465 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0582 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0665 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0723 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0789 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0814 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0781 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0931 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1155 metric tons per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0722 metric tons per square kilometre | -37.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0896 metric tons per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0874 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1156 metric tons per square kilometre | +32.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1321 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0758 metric tons per square kilometre | -42.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0581 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0494 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0415 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0378 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0361 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0346 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0205 metric tons per square kilometre | -40.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0414 metric tons per square kilometre | +102.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0387 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0381 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0257 metric tons per square kilometre | -32.6% |
| 1991 | 0.172 metric tons per square kilometre | +570.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2257 metric tons per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1483 metric tons per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1626 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1156 metric tons per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2037 metric tons per square kilometre | +76.2% |
| 1997 | 0.129 metric tons per square kilometre | -36.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1588 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1669 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2406 metric tons per square kilometre | +44.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1665 metric tons per square kilometre | -30.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1625 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1301 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1634 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2347 metric tons per square kilometre | +43.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2676 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 0.227 metric tons per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2613 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3145 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3405 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2786 metric tons per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2807 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3405 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4518 metric tons per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3451 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3741 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4237 metric tons per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4533 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4229 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.366 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4594 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4393 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5103 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.5103 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4995 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.5103 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.08 metric tons per square kilometre, 47% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capture fishery production, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +570.2% | 0.0257 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.172 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0524 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0332 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0789 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0941 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0722 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1321 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0396 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0205 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0581 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1508 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0257 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2257 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2168 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1301 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3145 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3711 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2786 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4533 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4438 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.366 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5103 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 110 East Timor 0.5296 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 111 Cayman Islands 0.5208 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 112 Singapore 0.5159 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 114 Cameroon 0.4995 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 115 Angola 0.4893 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 116 Iran 0.4864 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nicaragua
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2567 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.041 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.7276 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fishery production, per square kilometre in Nicaragua?
- Capture fishery production, per square kilometre in Nicaragua was 0.5103 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capture fishery production, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5103 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest capture fishery production, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0205 metric tons per square kilometre in 1986.
- How does Nicaragua rank for capture fishery production, per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 113th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is capture fishery production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. 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 Capture fishery production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capture fishery production 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.
Capture fishery production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capture fishery production Our World in Data
- 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
Capture fishery production 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.