Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland was 32.75 kilograms per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per hectare.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 32.75 kilograms per hectare for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in 2023.
That represents a change of up 15.5% on the previous year and up 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Nicaragua peaked at 43.16 kilograms per hectare in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.69 kilograms per hectare, in 1962.
That places Nicaragua 105th out of 200 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.57 kilograms per hectare | 2.69 kilograms per hectare | 14.11 kilograms per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.29 kilograms per hectare | 13.41 kilograms per hectare | 29.27 kilograms per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.49 kilograms per hectare | 14.68 kilograms per hectare | 39.86 kilograms per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.39 kilograms per hectare | 6.9 kilograms per hectare | 21.27 kilograms per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.73 kilograms per hectare | 5.52 kilograms per hectare | 24.51 kilograms per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.09 kilograms per hectare | 20.17 kilograms per hectare | 43.16 kilograms per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.25 kilograms per hectare | 28.35 kilograms per hectare | 37.33 kilograms per hectare | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Nicaragua
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.5% (2025)
- Rural population 2.84 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 40.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 350,425 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Nicaragua?
- Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland in Nicaragua was 32.75 kilograms per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertilizer use per hectare of cropland recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 43.16 kilograms per hectare in 2017.
- What is the lowest fertilizer use per hectare of cropland recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.69 kilograms per hectare in 1962.
- How does Nicaragua rank for fertilizer use per hectare of cropland?
- Nicaragua ranks 105th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertilizer use per hectare of cropland rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.4%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Use of fertilizers per area of cropland, which corresponds to the sum of arable land and permanent crops.