What is bean yields in Nicaragua?

Bean yields in Nicaragua was 0.836 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 bean yields recorded in Nicaragua?

The highest recorded value was 0.914 tonnes per hectare in 1970.

What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Nicaragua?

The lowest recorded value was 0.5035 tonnes per hectare in 1987.

How does Nicaragua rank for bean yields?

Nicaragua ranks 94th out of 132 countries with data for 2023.

Is bean yields rising or falling in Nicaragua?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Bean yields in Nicaragua

Name: Bean yields in Nicaragua
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Nicaragua: Bean yields was 0.836 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.836 tonnes per hectare

Change on year

down 7.9%

World rank

94th

of 132 countries

All-time high

0.914 tonnes per hectare

in 1970

All-time low

0.5035 tonnes per hectare

in 1987

Years of data

1961–2023

Bean 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 0.836 tonnes per hectare for bean yields in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bean yields in Nicaragua peaked at 0.914 tonnes per hectare in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.5035 tonnes per hectare, in 1987.

That places Nicaragua 94th out of 132 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.8169 tonnes per hectare	0.7473 tonnes per hectare	0.8424 tonnes per hectare	9
1970s	0.7615 tonnes per hectare	0.5413 tonnes per hectare	0.914 tonnes per hectare	10
1980s	0.6077 tonnes per hectare	0.5035 tonnes per hectare	0.7022 tonnes per hectare	10
1990s	0.647 tonnes per hectare	0.5318 tonnes per hectare	0.7904 tonnes per hectare	10
2000s	0.7785 tonnes per hectare	0.7361 tonnes per hectare	0.8587 tonnes per hectare	10
2010s	0.7722 tonnes per hectare	0.6419 tonnes per hectare	0.8601 tonnes per hectare	10
2020s	0.8758 tonnes per hectare	0.836 tonnes per hectare	0.9073 tonnes per hectare	4

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

91 Cote d'Ivoire 0.8496 tonnes per hectare compare
92 Puerto Rico 0.8407 tonnes per hectare compare
93 Argentina 0.839 tonnes per hectare compare
95 Honduras 0.8211 tonnes per hectare compare
96 Tunisia 0.8147 tonnes per hectare compare
97 Congo 0.8144 tonnes per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 133 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is bean yields in Nicaragua?: Bean yields in Nicaragua was 0.836 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 bean yields recorded in Nicaragua?: The highest recorded value was 0.914 tonnes per hectare in 1970.
What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Nicaragua?: The lowest recorded value was 0.5035 tonnes per hectare in 1987.
How does Nicaragua rank for bean yields?: Nicaragua ranks 94th out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
Is bean yields rising or falling in Nicaragua?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Bean yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 133 places, 6,635 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.