Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre was 0.4896 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Nicaragua is 0.4896 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 15.5% on the previous year and up 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Nicaragua peaked at 0.6452 tonnes per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0263 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1962.
Nicaragua ranks 80th of 195 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.
Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0279 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0263 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1963 | 0.081 tonnes per square kilometre | +207.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0831 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1248 tonnes per square kilometre | +50.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1052 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1322 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1338 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1413 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1354 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1439 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1454 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2908 tonnes per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1828 tonnes per square kilometre | -37.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1371 tonnes per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1906 tonnes per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2992 tonnes per square kilometre | +56.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2908 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1479 tonnes per square kilometre | -49.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2493 tonnes per square kilometre | +68.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3241 tonnes per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2526 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4271 tonnes per square kilometre | +69.1% |
| 1984 | 0.316 tonnes per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3734 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4579 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3199 tonnes per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 1988 | 0.487 tonnes per square kilometre | +52.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1821 tonnes per square kilometre | -62.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2642 tonnes per square kilometre | +45.1% |
| 1991 | 0.218 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2161 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1745 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0897 tonnes per square kilometre | -48.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2077 tonnes per square kilometre | +131.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2153 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.166 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1998 | 0.182 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1682 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.118 tonnes per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0995 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2928 tonnes per square kilometre | +194.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3047 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2774 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2959 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3546 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3479 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2835 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3929 tonnes per square kilometre | +38.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3313 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4569 tonnes per square kilometre | +37.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5433 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3016 tonnes per square kilometre | -44.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4202 tonnes per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4644 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.494 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6452 tonnes per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4014 tonnes per square kilometre | -37.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4485 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 0.558 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5166 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4238 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4896 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.4896 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2311 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.4896 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3297 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +207.5% | 0.0263 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.081 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0951 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0263 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1413 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1964 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1354 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2992 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3389 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1821 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.487 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1902 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0897 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2642 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2767 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0995 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3929 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4507 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3016 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6452 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.497 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4238 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.558 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 77 Hong Kong 0.52 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 78 Morocco 0.512 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 79 Saint Lucia 0.5098 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 81 Togo 0.4882 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 82 Benin 0.4868 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 83 Ethiopia 0.4849 tonnes per square kilometre 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 nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Nicaragua?
- Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre in Nicaragua was 0.4896 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6452 tonnes per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0263 tonnes per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Nicaragua rank for nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 80th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.4%. 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 Nitrogen fertilizer use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrogen fertilizer use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nitrogen fertilizer use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nitrogen fertilizer use divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.