Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing was 2.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Nicaragua, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 2.5% for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Nicaragua peaked at 2.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
Nicaragua ranks 72nd of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.4% | — |
| 1991 | 1.7% | -26.4% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | -19.0% |
| 1993 | 1.3% | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -13.9% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | -21.6% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -17.8% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +64.4% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 4 |
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More energy & mining data for Nicaragua
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.3302 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 12.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Nicaragua?
- Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing in Nicaragua was 2.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing?
- Nicaragua ranks 72nd out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of energy used in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Energy consumed by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a percentage of total final energy consumption.