Bean yields in Nicaragua
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
95th
of 133 countries
All-time high
0.914 tonnes per hectare
in 1970
All-time low
0.5035 tonnes per hectare
in 1987
Years of data
63
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 95th out of 133 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.
Bean yields in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7655 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7473 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.8424 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 1964 | 0.814 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8347 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.8384 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.8393 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.8369 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.914 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1971 | 0.9139 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.7099 tonnes per hectare | -22.3% |
| 1973 | 0.7274 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.7156 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7886 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8017 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.6683 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8343 tonnes per hectare | +24.8% |
| 1979 | 0.5413 tonnes per hectare | -35.1% |
| 1980 | 0.523 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6645 tonnes per hectare | +27.1% |
| 1982 | 0.692 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6384 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7022 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6411 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5953 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5035 tonnes per hectare | -15.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5251 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5915 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6327 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6389 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6393 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6697 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.651 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6366 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.6269 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5318 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7904 tonnes per hectare | +48.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6525 tonnes per hectare | -17.4% |
| 2000 | 0.778 tonnes per hectare | +19.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7685 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7894 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7968 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7479 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7841 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7865 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7361 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7386 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8587 tonnes per hectare | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6967 tonnes per hectare | -18.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7658 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8133 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8248 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6419 tonnes per hectare | -22.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6644 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7386 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8601 tonnes per hectare | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8584 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8584 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8687 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8913 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9073 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.836 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.836 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8428 tonnes per hectare, 99% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.836 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.873 tonnes per hectare, 96% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bean yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +48.6% | 0.5318 tonnes per hectare | 0.7904 tonnes per hectare |
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 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Nicaragua
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1448 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 459.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4056 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
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 95th out of 133 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.