Meat, Total — Production, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Meat, Total — Production, per capita was 0.0487 t per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat, Total — Production, per capita in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.0487 t per person for meat, total — production, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, total — production, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0492 t per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0142 t per person, in 1988.
Nicaragua ranks 55th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat, Total — Production, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0198 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0201 t per person | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0231 t per person | +14.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0236 t per person | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0233 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0258 t per person | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0263 t per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0287 t per person | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0308 t per person | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0336 t per person | +9.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0341 t per person | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.036 t per person | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0319 t per person | -11.2% |
| 1974 | 0.027 t per person | -15.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0334 t per person | +23.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0362 t per person | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0378 t per person | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0364 t per person | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0337 t per person | -7.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0232 t per person | -31.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0195 t per person | -16.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0227 t per person | +16.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0226 t per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0208 t per person | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.019 t per person | -8.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0168 t per person | -11.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0148 t per person | -12.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0142 t per person | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0176 t per person | +23.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0185 t per person | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0158 t per person | -14.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0173 t per person | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0193 t per person | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0187 t per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0183 t per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0181 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0185 t per person | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0175 t per person | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0183 t per person | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0214 t per person | +17.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0231 t per person | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0242 t per person | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.026 t per person | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0285 t per person | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0291 t per person | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0327 t per person | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0349 t per person | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0353 t per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0366 t per person | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0407 t per person | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0411 t per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0363 t per person | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0428 t per person | +17.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0432 t per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0418 t per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0425 t per person | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0483 t per person | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0455 t per person | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0468 t per person | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.047 t per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0492 t per person | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.048 t per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0487 t per person | +1.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0487 t per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0151 t per person, 3.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0487 t per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0487 t per person, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0246 t per person | 0.0198 t per person | 0.0308 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.034 t per person | 0.027 t per person | 0.0378 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0191 t per person | 0.0142 t per person | 0.0232 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.018 t per person | 0.0158 t per person | 0.0193 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0292 t per person | 0.0214 t per person | 0.0366 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0429 t per person | 0.0363 t per person | 0.0483 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0482 t per person | 0.047 t per person | 0.0492 t per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 52 Romania 0.0521 t per person compare
- 53 Chad 0.0505 t per person compare
- 54 Papua New Guinea 0.0502 t per person compare
- 56 Dominican Republic 0.0486 t per person compare
- 57 Latvia 0.0486 t per person compare
- 58 Uzbekistan 0.0444 t per person compare
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 meat, total — production, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Meat, total — production, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0487 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, total — production, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0492 t per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest meat, total — production, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0142 t per person in 1988.
- How does Nicaragua rank for meat, total — production, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 55th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, total — production, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat, Total — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Meat, Total — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat, Total — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat, Total — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Meat, Total — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.