Egg production, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Egg production, per capita was 0.0057 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Egg production, per capita in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.0057 tonnes per person for egg production, per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0109 tonnes per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 tonnes per person, in 1999.
Nicaragua ranks 106th of 190 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.
Egg production, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0049 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.005 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.006 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | +28.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0096 tonnes per person | +17.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0081 tonnes per person | -16.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | +35.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0091 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0084 tonnes per person | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0088 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | -17.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.006 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.006 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.006 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0062 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | -44.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.004 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0051 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | +26.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0057 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0031 tonnes per person, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0057 tonnes per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0093 tonnes per person, 61% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -44.6% | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person |
| 1978 | +35.7% | 0.0081 tonnes per person | 0.0109 tonnes per person |
| 1975 | +28.2% | 0.0064 tonnes per person | 0.0082 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0048 tonnes per person | 0.0045 tonnes per person | 0.0055 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0075 tonnes per person | 0.0055 tonnes per person | 0.0109 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0084 tonnes per person | 0.0063 tonnes per person | 0.0092 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0058 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 0.0062 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.004 tonnes per person | 0.0038 tonnes per person | 0.0043 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0053 tonnes per person | 0.0043 tonnes per person | 0.0068 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0056 tonnes per person | 0.0054 tonnes per person | 0.0057 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More reference data data for Nicaragua
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4457 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is egg production, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Egg production, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0057 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest egg production, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0109 tonnes per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest egg production, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 tonnes per person in 1999.
- How does Nicaragua rank for egg production, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 106th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is egg production, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 Egg production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Egg production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Egg production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Egg production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- 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
Egg production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.