Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 0.0364 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Nicaragua is 0.0364 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0382 An per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0183 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Nicaragua 159th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0183 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0187 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0187 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0191 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0191 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0199 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0202 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0207 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0208 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0206 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0224 An per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0233 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0241 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0237 An per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0224 An per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0233 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0241 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0245 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0249 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0241 An per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0237 An per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0241 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0248 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0259 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0263 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0274 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0278 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0263 An per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0214 An per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0262 An per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0266 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0291 An per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0316 An per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0274 An per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0299 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0283 An per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0291 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0291 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0295 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0382 An per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0297 An per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0299 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0318 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0312 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.032 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0324 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0332 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0332 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0332 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0349 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0361 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0374 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0354 An per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0353 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.035 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0351 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0355 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0355 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0357 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0359 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0363 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0363 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0364 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0364 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.81 An per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0364 An per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.39 An per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square 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 | +29.6% | 0.0295 An per square kilometre | 0.0382 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0195 An per square kilometre | 0.0183 An per square kilometre | 0.0208 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0233 An per square kilometre | 0.0206 An per square kilometre | 0.0249 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0252 An per square kilometre | 0.0214 An per square kilometre | 0.0278 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0287 An per square kilometre | 0.0262 An per square kilometre | 0.0316 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0325 An per square kilometre | 0.0297 An per square kilometre | 0.0382 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0356 An per square kilometre | 0.0349 An per square kilometre | 0.0374 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0362 An per square kilometre | 0.0359 An per square kilometre | 0.0364 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 156 Canada 0.0885 An per square kilometre compare
- 157 Vanuatu 0.081 An per square kilometre compare
- 158 Colombia 0.0493 An per square kilometre compare
- 160 New Caledonia 0.0362 An per square kilometre compare
- 161 Japan 0.0249 An per square kilometre compare
- 162 Suriname 0.0094 An 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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Nicaragua?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Nicaragua was 0.0364 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0382 An per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0183 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Nicaragua ranks 159th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 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.