Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.1104 animals per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1104 animals per person
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
21st
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.1571 animals per person
in 2011
All-time low
0.0492 animals per person
in 1987
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.1104 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.1571 animals per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0492 animals per person, in 1987.
Nicaragua ranks 21st of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0991 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0988 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0987 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0974 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0875 animals per person | -10.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0948 animals per person | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0956 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1085 animals per person | +13.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1177 animals per person | +8.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1279 animals per person | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 0.13 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1258 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1165 animals per person | -7.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0807 animals per person | -30.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1152 animals per person | +42.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1275 animals per person | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1301 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.133 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1415 animals per person | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0979 animals per person | -30.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0734 animals per person | -25.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0875 animals per person | +19.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0877 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0818 animals per person | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0727 animals per person | -11.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0601 animals per person | -17.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0492 animals per person | -18.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0568 animals per person | +15.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0887 animals per person | +56.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1005 animals per person | +13.4% |
| 1991 | 0.076 animals per person | -24.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0784 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0784 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.08 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0722 animals per person | -9.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0692 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0739 animals per person | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.065 animals per person | -12.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0643 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0703 animals per person | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0712 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0755 animals per person | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0813 animals per person | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0919 animals per person | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0944 animals per person | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0993 animals per person | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1065 animals per person | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1104 animals per person | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1175 animals per person | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1306 animals per person | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1571 animals per person | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1458 animals per person | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1311 animals per person | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1268 animals per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1154 animals per person | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1087 animals per person | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1297 animals per person | +19.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1225 animals per person | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1288 animals per person | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1262 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1371 animals per person | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1175 animals per person | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1104 animals per person | -6.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.1104 animals per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 4.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.1104 animals per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0343 animals per person, 3.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0998 animals per person | 0.0875 animals per person | 0.1177 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1228 animals per person | 0.0807 animals per person | 0.1415 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0756 animals per person | 0.0492 animals per person | 0.0979 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0758 animals per person | 0.0643 animals per person | 0.1005 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0918 animals per person | 0.0703 animals per person | 0.1175 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1296 animals per person | 0.1087 animals per person | 0.1571 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1228 animals per person | 0.1104 animals per person | 0.1371 animals per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 18 Central African Republic 0.1206 animals per person compare
- 19 Kazakhstan 0.1186 animals per person compare
- 20 Netherlands 0.1172 animals per person compare
- 22 Albania 0.0975 animals per person compare
- 23 United States 0.0946 animals per person compare
- 24 Georgia 0.0853 animals per person compare
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 yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.1104 animals per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1571 animals per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0492 animals per person in 1987.
- How does Nicaragua rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 21st out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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 Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.