Banana yields in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Banana yields was 53.31 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Banana yields in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 53.31 tonnes per hectare for banana yields in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banana yields in Nicaragua peaked at 67.97 tonnes per hectare in 1978 and was at its lowest, 26.27 tonnes per hectare, in 2000.
Nicaragua ranks 10th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.83 tonnes per hectare | 33.16 tonnes per hectare | 56.35 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 58.33 tonnes per hectare | 37.5 tonnes per hectare | 67.97 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.42 tonnes per hectare | 38.45 tonnes per hectare | 52.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.38 tonnes per hectare | 34.71 tonnes per hectare | 55.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.18 tonnes per hectare | 26.27 tonnes per hectare | 65.53 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.02 tonnes per hectare | 46.75 tonnes per hectare | 65.81 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.43 tonnes per hectare | 53.31 tonnes per hectare | 58.83 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 7 Costa Rica 57.34 tonnes per hectare compare
- 8 Bhutan 56.16 tonnes per hectare compare
- 9 Panama 55.74 tonnes per hectare compare
- 11 Puerto Rico 52.2 tonnes per hectare compare
- 12 Guatemala 49.73 tonnes per hectare compare
- 13 South Korea 49.63 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nicaragua
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.5% (2025)
- Rural population 2.84 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 40.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 350,425 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is banana yields in Nicaragua?
- Banana yields in Nicaragua was 53.31 tonnes per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest banana yields recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 67.97 tonnes per hectare in 1978.
- What is the lowest banana yields recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.27 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for banana yields?
- Nicaragua ranks 10th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is banana yields rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Banana yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.