Cereal yields in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Cereal yields was 2.52 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal 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
The most recent figure for cereal yields in Nicaragua is 2.52 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Nicaragua peaked at 2.52 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8913 tonnes per hectare, in 1972.
That places Nicaragua 108th 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 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.9377 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.8913 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | 2.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 2.22 tonnes per hectare | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | 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 yields in Nicaragua?
- Cereal yields in Nicaragua was 2.52 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 cereal yields recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 2.52 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8913 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- How does Nicaragua rank for cereal yields?
- Nicaragua ranks 108th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yields 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.