Eggs Primary — Laying in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Eggs Primary — Laying was 4,881 1000 An in 2023. ▲ Rising
Eggs Primary — Laying in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2023, eggs primary — laying in Nicaragua stood at 4,881 1000 An.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs primary — laying in Nicaragua peaked at 5,500 1000 An in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,035 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Nicaragua 95th out of 190 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.
Eggs Primary — Laying in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,035 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 1,076 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 1,120 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 1,165 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 1,212 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 1,262 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 1,313 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 1,366 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 1,422 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 1,431 1000 An | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 1,500 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 1,550 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 1,598 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 1,780 1000 An | +11.4% |
| 1975 | 2,360 1000 An | +32.6% |
| 1976 | 2,840 1000 An | +20.3% |
| 1977 | 2,460 1000 An | -13.4% |
| 1978 | 3,350 1000 An | +36.2% |
| 1979 | 2,900 1000 An | -13.4% |
| 1980 | 2,950 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 2,800 1000 An | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 3,000 1000 An | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 3,100 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 3,100 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3,100 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3,100 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3,100 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3,000 1000 An | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 2,800 1000 An | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 2,800 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2,900 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 2,900 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,950 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 3,000 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 3,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,200 1000 An | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 3,200 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3,350 1000 An | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 2,100 1000 An | -37.3% |
| 2000 | 2,450 1000 An | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 2,500 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 2,750 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 2,750 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,750 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,500 1000 An | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 2,600 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 2,650 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 2,670 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 2,870 1000 An | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 3,000 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 3,200 1000 An | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 3,400 1000 An | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 3,800 1000 An | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 4,000 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 4,297 1000 An | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 5,500 1000 An | +28.0% |
| 2017 | 4,800 1000 An | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 4,559 1000 An | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 4,601 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 4,666 1000 An | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 4,755 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 4,817 1000 An | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 4,881 1000 An | +1.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 4,881 1000 An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,400 1000 An, 66% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 4,881 1000 An is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,763 1000 An, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Eggs Primary — Laying 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -37.3% | 3,350 1000 An | 2,100 1000 An |
| 1978 | +36.2% | 2,460 1000 An | 3,350 1000 An |
| 1975 | +32.6% | 1,780 1000 An | 2,360 1000 An |
| 2016 | +28.0% | 4,297 1000 An | 5,500 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,219 1000 An | 1,035 1000 An | 1,422 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,177 1000 An | 1,431 1000 An | 3,350 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,005 1000 An | 2,800 1000 An | 3,100 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,940 1000 An | 2,100 1000 An | 3,350 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,649 1000 An | 2,450 1000 An | 2,870 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,116 1000 An | 3,000 1000 An | 5,500 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,780 1000 An | 4,666 1000 An | 4,881 1000 An | 4 |
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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 eggs primary — laying in Nicaragua?
- Eggs primary — laying in Nicaragua was 4,881 1000 An in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest eggs primary — laying recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 5,500 1000 An in 2016.
- What is the lowest eggs primary — laying recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,035 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for eggs primary — laying?
- Nicaragua ranks 95th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is eggs primary — laying rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. 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 Eggs Primary — Laying. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.