Cereal production in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Cereal production was 881,420 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal production 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.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 881,420 tonnes for cereal production in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Nicaragua peaked at 1.01 million tonnes in 2011 and was at its lowest, 228,822 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Nicaragua 113th out of 185 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 | 283,072 tonnes | 228,822 tonnes | 359,483 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 335,835 tonnes | 245,162 tonnes | 403,198 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 459,390 tonnes | 381,765 tonnes | 505,722 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 561,218 tonnes | 400,558 tonnes | 673,859 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 867,022 tonnes | 754,945 tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 917,425 tonnes | 747,920 tonnes | 1.01 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 914,961 tonnes | 881,420 tonnes | 949,097 tonnes | 4 |
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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 cereal production in Nicaragua?
- Cereal production in Nicaragua was 881,420 tonnes 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 cereal production recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 million tonnes in 2011.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 228,822 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for cereal production?
- Nicaragua ranks 113th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. 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 Cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.