Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0006 An per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Nicaragua is 0.0006 An per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0012 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 An per person, in 1989.
That places Nicaragua 160th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0012 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0012 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0012 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0011 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0011 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0011 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0011 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0011 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.001 An per person | -3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0011 An per person | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.001 An per person | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.001 An per person | -8.1% |
| 1976 | 0.001 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.001 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.001 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 An per person | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 An per person | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0008 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0008 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0009 An per person | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 An per person | -7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0006 An per person | -20.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 An per person | +19.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 An per person | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 An per person | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 An per person | -15.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 An per person | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 An per person | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0007 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 An per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 An per person | +27.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 An per person | -23.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 An per person | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 An per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 An per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 An per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0007 An per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 An per person | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 An per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 An per person | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 An per person | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 An per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 An per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 An per person | -1.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0006 An per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1328 An per person, 0% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0006 An per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0232 An per person, 3% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +27.8% | 0.0007 An per person | 0.0009 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 An per person | 0.0011 An per person | 0.0012 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.001 An per person | 0.0009 An per person | 0.0011 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 An per person | 0.0006 An per person | 0.0009 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 An per person | 0.0007 An per person | 0.0009 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 An per person | 0.0007 An per person | 0.0009 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 An per person | 0.0007 An per person | 0.0008 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 An per person | 0.0006 An per person | 0.0007 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 157 El Salvador 0.0012 An per person compare
- 158 Puerto Rico 0.0011 An per person compare
- 159 Colombia 0.0011 An per person compare
- 161 Papua New Guinea 0.0003 An per person compare
- 162 Singapore 0.0002 An per person compare
- 163 Japan 0.0001 An 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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0006 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 An per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 An per person in 1989.
- How does Nicaragua rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 160th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.