Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 0.0171 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.0171 An per square kilometre for sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0171 An per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
Nicaragua ranks 158th of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0033 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0037 An per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0037 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0042 An per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0042 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0046 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0046 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.005 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1969 | 0.005 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0058 An per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0062 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0066 An per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0071 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0075 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0079 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0083 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0087 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0087 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0083 An per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0083 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0091 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0098 An per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0101 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0105 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0108 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0111 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0114 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0065 An per square kilometre | -43.1% |
| 1990 | 0.012 An per square kilometre | +85.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0125 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0158 An per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1993 | 0.015 An per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0125 An per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0133 An per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0133 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0141 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0141 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0141 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0141 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.015 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.015 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0152 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0154 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0158 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0158 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0158 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0158 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0158 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0158 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0162 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0166 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0166 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.017 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0166 An per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0166 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0169 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0168 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0168 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0169 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0171 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0171 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0171 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0171 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.44 An per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0171 An per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8132 An per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep fat, unrendered — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +85.9% | 0.0065 An per square kilometre | 0.012 An per square kilometre |
| 1989 | -43.1% | 0.0114 An per square kilometre | 0.0065 An per square kilometre |
| 1971 | +32.1% | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | 0.0058 An per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +26.7% | 0.0125 An per square kilometre | 0.0158 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0042 An per square kilometre | 0.0033 An per square kilometre | 0.005 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0071 An per square kilometre | 0.0044 An per square kilometre | 0.0087 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0096 An per square kilometre | 0.0065 An per square kilometre | 0.0114 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0137 An per square kilometre | 0.012 An per square kilometre | 0.0158 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0154 An per square kilometre | 0.0141 An per square kilometre | 0.0158 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0166 An per square kilometre | 0.0158 An per square kilometre | 0.017 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0171 An per square kilometre | 0.0169 An per square kilometre | 0.0171 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 155 Jamaica 0.024 An per square kilometre compare
- 156 Costa Rica 0.0199 An per square kilometre compare
- 157 Japan 0.0183 An per square kilometre compare
- 159 Suriname 0.0061 An per square kilometre compare
- 160 Papua New Guinea 0.0047 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 fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Nicaragua?
- Sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Nicaragua was 0.0171 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0171 An per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for sheep fat, unrendered — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Nicaragua ranks 158th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep fat, unrendered — 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 fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep fat, unrendered — 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 fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep fat, unrendered — 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 fat, unrendered — 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.