Beans, dry — Area harvested in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 212,265 ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 212,265 ha for beans, dry — area harvested in 2023.
The figure is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Nicaragua peaked at 302,827 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 46,970 ha, in 1973.
Nicaragua ranks 21st of 129 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 51,600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 47,904 ha | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 47,900 ha | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 55,400 ha | +15.7% |
| 1965 | 58,800 ha | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 62,900 ha | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 65,600 ha | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 66,600 ha | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 65,600 ha | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 61,390 ha | -6.4% |
| 1971 | 62,230 ha | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 60,900 ha | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 46,970 ha | -22.9% |
| 1974 | 65,100 ha | +38.6% |
| 1975 | 56,140 ha | -13.8% |
| 1976 | 67,550 ha | +20.3% |
| 1977 | 61,600 ha | -8.8% |
| 1978 | 66,500 ha | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 53,337 ha | -19.8% |
| 1980 | 54,294 ha | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 89,014 ha | +63.9% |
| 1982 | 68,471 ha | -23.1% |
| 1983 | 88,340 ha | +29.0% |
| 1984 | 82,530 ha | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 72,310 ha | -12.4% |
| 1986 | 99,680 ha | +37.9% |
| 1987 | 67,620 ha | -32.2% |
| 1988 | 107,590 ha | +59.1% |
| 1989 | 105,700 ha | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 112,700 ha | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 112,420 ha | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 100,730 ha | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 114,628 ha | +13.8% |
| 1994 | 112,898 ha | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 137,917 ha | +22.2% |
| 1996 | 119,439 ha | -13.4% |
| 1997 | 134,507 ha | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 188,600 ha | +40.2% |
| 1999 | 206,115 ha | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 222,598 ha | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 230,100 ha | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 249,498 ha | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 289,067 ha | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 231,648 ha | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 270,255 ha | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 228,518 ha | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 231,558 ha | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 239,165 ha | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 248,592 ha | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 216,490 ha | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 302,827 ha | +39.9% |
| 2012 | 294,925 ha | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 224,382 ha | -23.9% |
| 2014 | 248,052 ha | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 224,001 ha | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 250,089 ha | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 224,751 ha | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 229,751 ha | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 229,522 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 242,789 ha | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 243,512 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 242,364 ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 212,265 ha | -12.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 212,265 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58,254 ha, 3.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 212,265 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 34,416 ha, 6.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58,034 ha | 47,900 ha | 66,600 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 60,172 ha | 46,970 ha | 67,550 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 83,555 ha | 54,294 ha | 107,590 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 133,995 ha | 100,730 ha | 206,115 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 244,100 ha | 222,598 ha | 289,067 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 244,479 ha | 216,490 ha | 302,827 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 235,232 ha | 212,265 ha | 243,512 ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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 beans, dry — area harvested in Nicaragua?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in Nicaragua was 212,265 ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 302,827 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,970 ha in 1973.
- How does Nicaragua rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Nicaragua ranks 21st out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beans, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.