How have things changed?, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.011 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per capita in Nicaragua, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.011 metric tons per person for how have things changed?, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.014 metric tons per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 metric tons per person, in 1986.
Nicaragua ranks 99th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0027 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0033 metric tons per person | +21.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | +10.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | +5.4% |
| 1969 | 0.004 metric tons per person | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 0.004 metric tons per person | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | -7.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0044 metric tons per person | +15.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0052 metric tons per person | +20.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | -39.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | +20.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0046 metric tons per person | +28.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0052 metric tons per person | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0029 metric tons per person | -44.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0022 metric tons per person | -25.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | -17.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | -18.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | -6.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -41.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | +96.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | -8.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -33.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0049 metric tons per person | +541.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0062 metric tons per person | +28.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | -34.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0045 metric tons per person | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | -23.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0057 metric tons per person | +63.4% |
| 1997 | 0.004 metric tons per person | -30.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0049 metric tons per person | +23.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0049 metric tons per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0068 metric tons per person | +39.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0051 metric tons per person | -26.0% |
| 2002 | 0.005 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0052 metric tons per person | +20.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | +36.9% |
| 2006 | 0.008 metric tons per person | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0071 metric tons per person | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0085 metric tons per person | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 0.01 metric tons per person | +17.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0101 metric tons per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0085 metric tons per person | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0099 metric tons per person | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0113 metric tons per person | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.014 metric tons per person | +24.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0107 metric tons per person | -23.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0106 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.012 metric tons per person | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0131 metric tons per person | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0124 metric tons per person | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0112 metric tons per person | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 0.013 metric tons per person | +15.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0125 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0118 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.011 metric tons per person | -6.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.011 metric tons per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0091 metric tons per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.011 metric tons per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +541.9% | 0.0008 metric tons per person | 0.0049 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0035 metric tons per person | 0.0027 metric tons per person | 0.004 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0041 metric tons per person | 0.0029 metric tons per person | 0.0052 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0013 metric tons per person | 0.0007 metric tons per person | 0.0022 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0043 metric tons per person | 0.0008 metric tons per person | 0.0062 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0067 metric tons per person | 0.0043 metric tons per person | 0.01 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0113 metric tons per person | 0.0085 metric tons per person | 0.014 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0119 metric tons per person | 0.011 metric tons per person | 0.013 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 96 Gabon 0.0119 metric tons per person compare
- 97 Tonga 0.0118 metric tons per person compare
- 98 Saint Lucia 0.0111 metric tons per person compare
- 100 Turkey 0.0109 metric tons per person compare
- 101 El Salvador 0.0109 metric tons per person compare
- 102 Cape Verde 0.0106 metric tons per person compare
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 how have things changed?, per capita in Nicaragua?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.011 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.014 metric tons per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 metric tons per person in 1986.
- How does Nicaragua rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 99th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.