Food aid received in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Food aid received was 1.56 million million USD in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Food aid received in Nicaragua, 2002–2016
Source: OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 1.56 million million USD for food aid received in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 88.5% on the previous year and down 94.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food aid received in Nicaragua peaked at 29.10 million million USD in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.56 million million USD, in 2016.
That places Nicaragua 58th out of 103 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food aid received in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 21.31 million million USD | — |
| 2003 | 28.60 million million USD | +34.2% |
| 2004 | 13.34 million million USD | -53.4% |
| 2005 | 25.94 million million USD | +94.5% |
| 2006 | 29.10 million million USD | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 25.36 million million USD | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 23.17 million million USD | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 14.11 million million USD | -39.1% |
| 2010 | 2.48 million million USD | -82.4% |
| 2011 | 16.50 million million USD | +565.0% |
| 2012 | 7.07 million million USD | -57.1% |
| 2013 | 11.88 million million USD | +67.9% |
| 2014 | 4.49 million million USD | -62.2% |
| 2015 | 13.56 million million USD | +201.9% |
| 2016 | 1.56 million million USD | -88.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1.56 million million USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.99 million million USD, 79% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1.56 million million USD is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 960,779 million USD, 1.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food aid received 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +565.0% | 2.48 million million USD | 16.50 million million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.62 million million USD | 13.34 million million USD | 29.10 million million USD | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.22 million million USD | 1.56 million million USD | 16.50 million million USD | 7 |
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 food aid received in Nicaragua?
- Food aid received in Nicaragua was 1.56 million million USD in 2016, according to OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food aid received recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 29.10 million million USD in 2006.
- What is the lowest food aid received recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 million million USD in 2016.
- How does Nicaragua rank for food aid received?
- Nicaragua ranks 58th out of 103 countries with data for 2016.
- Is food aid received rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Food aid received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Food aid received per year, as measured in constant 2016 USD.