Chicken meat production, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0239 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chicken meat production, per capita in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production, per capita in Nicaragua is 0.0239 tonnes per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0239 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Nicaragua ranks 51st of 191 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.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -10.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +25.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +25.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +17.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -23.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +34.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -33.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +37.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -38.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +45.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +56.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | +35.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0074 tonnes per person | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | +26.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0132 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0154 tonnes per person | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0163 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0163 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0158 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0178 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0171 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0206 tonnes per person | +39.1% |
| 2014 | 0.021 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.021 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.022 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0226 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0218 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0215 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0214 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0216 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0229 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0239 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0239 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0031 tonnes per person, 7.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0239 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0252 tonnes per person, 95% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0018 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0025 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0052 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0074 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0133 tonnes per person | 0.0094 tonnes per person | 0.0163 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.02 tonnes per person | 0.0148 tonnes per person | 0.0226 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0225 tonnes per person | 0.0214 tonnes per person | 0.0239 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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 chicken meat production, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0239 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0239 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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 Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.