Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 350,425 ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested in Nicaragua is 350,425 ha, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Nicaragua peaked at 547,317 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 223,100 ha, in 1963.
Nicaragua ranks 103rd of 178 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.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 243,500 ha | — |
| 1962 | 251,500 ha | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 223,100 ha | -11.3% |
| 1964 | 244,900 ha | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 270,200 ha | +10.3% |
| 1966 | 274,300 ha | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 305,300 ha | +11.3% |
| 1968 | 328,300 ha | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 338,025 ha | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 340,353 ha | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 347,555 ha | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 275,059 ha | -20.9% |
| 1973 | 272,257 ha | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 346,853 ha | +27.4% |
| 1975 | 298,130 ha | -14.0% |
| 1976 | 303,762 ha | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 280,140 ha | -7.8% |
| 1978 | 306,670 ha | +9.5% |
| 1979 | 253,552 ha | -17.3% |
| 1980 | 242,806 ha | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 302,920 ha | +24.8% |
| 1982 | 287,727 ha | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 255,001 ha | -11.4% |
| 1984 | 278,040 ha | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 305,020 ha | +9.7% |
| 1986 | 250,585 ha | -17.8% |
| 1987 | 273,280 ha | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 286,650 ha | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 312,410 ha | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 319,970 ha | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 282,660 ha | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 295,120 ha | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 328,849 ha | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 302,036 ha | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 369,669 ha | +22.4% |
| 1996 | 398,898 ha | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 360,291 ha | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 376,287 ha | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 349,902 ha | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 464,224 ha | +32.7% |
| 2001 | 445,957 ha | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 525,819 ha | +17.9% |
| 2003 | 538,652 ha | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 444,255 ha | -17.5% |
| 2005 | 541,777 ha | +22.0% |
| 2006 | 470,290 ha | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 474,174 ha | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 432,673 ha | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 440,252 ha | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 464,851 ha | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 505,912 ha | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 505,384 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 547,317 ha | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 438,100 ha | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 385,455 ha | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 482,508 ha | +25.2% |
| 2017 | 432,035 ha | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 391,562 ha | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 411,599 ha | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 407,063 ha | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 384,553 ha | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 402,346 ha | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 350,425 ha | -12.9% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 350,425 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 777,524 ha, 45% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 350,425 ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 170,633 ha, 2.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 275,458 ha | 223,100 ha | 338,025 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 302,433 ha | 253,552 ha | 347,555 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 279,444 ha | 242,806 ha | 312,410 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 338,368 ha | 282,660 ha | 398,898 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 477,807 ha | 432,673 ha | 541,777 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 456,472 ha | 385,455 ha | 547,317 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 386,097 ha | 350,425 ha | 407,063 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 cereals, primary — area harvested in Nicaragua?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Nicaragua was 350,425 ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 547,317 ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 223,100 ha in 1963.
- How does Nicaragua rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Nicaragua ranks 103rd out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. 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, published as part of Cereals, primary — 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.