Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application was 2.52 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 2.52 for cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Nicaragua peaked at 2.52 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8913, in 1972.
Nicaragua ranks 108th of 185 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.02 | 0.9377 | 1.09 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.12 | 0.8913 | 1.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.65 | 1.47 | 1.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.65 | 1.42 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.82 | 1.69 | 2.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.02 | 1.76 | 2.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.38 | 2.22 | 2.52 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 14.48 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 14.48 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 350,425 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Nicaragua?
- Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Nicaragua was 2.52 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 2.52 in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8913 in 1972.
- How does Nicaragua rank for cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application?
- Nicaragua ranks 108th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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