Milk yields per animal in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Milk yields per animal was 1,277 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,277
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
85th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1,523
in 2017
All-time low
535
in 1983
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Milk yields per animal in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, milk yields per animal in Nicaragua stood at 1,277.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk yields per animal in Nicaragua peaked at 1,523 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 535, in 1983.
Nicaragua ranks 85th of 192 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.
Milk yields per animal in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 815.41 | — |
| 1962 | 805.95 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 823.64 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 848.19 | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 955.61 | +12.7% |
| 1966 | 984.42 | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 958.51 | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 987.78 | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 1,020 | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 1,066 | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 1,023 | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 1,093 | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 1,133 | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 1,226 | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 1,185 | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 1,150 | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 1,035 | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 884.34 | -14.6% |
| 1979 | 858.51 | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 824.8 | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 760 | -7.9% |
| 1982 | 730 | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 535 | -26.7% |
| 1984 | 742.86 | +38.9% |
| 1985 | 771.03 | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 837.21 | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 855.77 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 805 | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 796.02 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 789.6 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 804.88 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 814.29 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 798.81 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 796.77 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 798.45 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 751.75 | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 733.81 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 727.09 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 654.28 | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 703.52 | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 705.6 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 662.78 | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 688.57 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 690.76 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 690.02 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 730.27 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 729.81 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 729.83 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 730.28 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 729.99 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 764.27 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 862 | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 959.1 | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 1,055 | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 1,152 | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 1,249 | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 1,523 | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 1,345 | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 1,345 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,350 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1,384 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 1,360 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1,277 | -6.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1,277 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 451.3, 2.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1,277 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,370, 93% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk yields per animal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +38.9% | 535 | 742.86 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 911.01 | 805.95 | 1,020 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,065 | 858.51 | 1,226 | 10 |
| 1980s | 765.77 | 535 | 855.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 766.97 | 654.28 | 814.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 706.14 | 662.78 | 730.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,098 | 729.99 | 1,523 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,343 | 1,277 | 1,384 | 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 milk yields per animal in Nicaragua?
- Milk yields per animal in Nicaragua was 1,277 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest milk yields per animal recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1,523 in 2017.
- What is the lowest milk yields per animal recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 535 in 1983.
- How does Nicaragua rank for milk yields per animal?
- Nicaragua ranks 85th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk yields per animal rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Milk yields per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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