Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 16.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 16.0% for share of cereals allocated to animal feed in 2023.
The figure is down 31.0% on the previous year and up 204.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Nicaragua peaked at 23.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2013.
Nicaragua ranks 131st of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.6% | — |
| 1962 | 12.4% | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 12.1% | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 12.4% | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 11.5% | -7.7% |
| 1966 | 10.6% | -7.4% |
| 1967 | 12.4% | +16.7% |
| 1968 | 12.8% | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 14.5% | +12.7% |
| 1970 | 16.0% | +10.8% |
| 1971 | 14.6% | -8.9% |
| 1972 | 12.9% | -11.9% |
| 1973 | 17.8% | +38.4% |
| 1974 | 14.0% | -21.5% |
| 1975 | 10.6% | -24.3% |
| 1976 | 12.5% | +18.6% |
| 1977 | 17.4% | +38.6% |
| 1978 | 13.8% | -20.7% |
| 1979 | 13.2% | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 11.2% | -15.3% |
| 1981 | 10.5% | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 13.7% | +30.7% |
| 1983 | 14.7% | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 15.7% | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 18.6% | +18.2% |
| 1986 | 20.0% | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 16.7% | -16.4% |
| 1988 | 16.6% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 10.5% | -37.0% |
| 1990 | 14.6% | +39.9% |
| 1991 | 13.7% | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 16.5% | +20.3% |
| 1993 | 14.1% | -14.6% |
| 1994 | 13.4% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 12.9% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 12.5% | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 13.3% | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 11.4% | -14.5% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | +26.0% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | -24.7% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | +97.6% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | -20.5% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -54.5% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +128.4% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +136.7% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 23.2% | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | -31.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 16.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 80% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 16.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.5%, 36% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +136.7% | 8.1% | 19.2% |
| 2014 | +128.4% | 5.3% | 12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.4% | 10.6% | 14.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.3% | 10.6% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.8% | 10.5% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.4% | 11.4% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 8.3% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 5.3% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 16.0% | 23.2% | 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 share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Nicaragua?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Nicaragua was 16.0% 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 share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2013.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Nicaragua ranks 131st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 204.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of cereals allocated to animal feed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.