Cereals, primary — Production in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Cereals, primary — Production was 881,420 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Production in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — production in Nicaragua is 881,420 t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production in Nicaragua peaked at 1.01 million t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 228,822 t, in 1961.
Nicaragua ranks 109th 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 — Production in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 228,822 t | — |
| 1962 | 235,838 t | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 230,178 t | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 253,631 t | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 271,200 t | +6.9% |
| 1966 | 288,100 t | +6.2% |
| 1967 | 322,000 t | +11.8% |
| 1968 | 358,400 t | +11.3% |
| 1969 | 359,483 t | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 377,739 t | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 376,284 t | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 245,162 t | -34.8% |
| 1973 | 313,877 t | +28.0% |
| 1974 | 334,885 t | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 343,959 t | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 312,921 t | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 300,313 t | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 403,198 t | +34.3% |
| 1979 | 350,011 t | -13.2% |
| 1980 | 381,765 t | +9.1% |
| 1981 | 445,682 t | +16.7% |
| 1982 | 450,643 t | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 436,724 t | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 451,171 t | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 505,722 t | +12.1% |
| 1986 | 477,546 t | -5.6% |
| 1987 | 455,113 t | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 505,590 t | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 483,941 t | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 487,787 t | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 400,558 t | -17.9% |
| 1992 | 498,180 t | +24.4% |
| 1993 | 587,701 t | +18.0% |
| 1994 | 521,084 t | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 621,528 t | +19.3% |
| 1996 | 673,859 t | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 607,607 t | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 642,120 t | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 571,751 t | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 783,484 t | +37.0% |
| 2001 | 754,945 t | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 910,681 t | +20.6% |
| 2003 | 1.00 million t | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 798,823 t | -20.3% |
| 2005 | 963,653 t | +20.6% |
| 2006 | 894,613 t | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 864,166 t | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 783,571 t | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 914,273 t | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 969,740 t | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 1.01 million t | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 982,568 t | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 965,045 t | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 838,643 t | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 747,920 t | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 933,034 t | +24.8% |
| 2017 | 909,045 t | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 893,458 t | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 925,610 t | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 905,198 t | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 924,130 t | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 949,097 t | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 881,420 t | -7.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 881,420 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.54 million t, 57% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 881,420 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 461,850 t, 1.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 283,072 t | 228,822 t | 359,483 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 335,835 t | 245,162 t | 403,198 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 459,390 t | 381,765 t | 505,722 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 561,218 t | 400,558 t | 673,859 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 867,022 t | 754,945 t | 1.00 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 917,425 t | 747,920 t | 1.01 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 914,961 t | 881,420 t | 949,097 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More agriculture & rural data for Nicaragua
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2567 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.041 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.7276 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — production in Nicaragua?
- Cereals, primary — production in Nicaragua was 881,420 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 million t in 2011.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 228,822 t in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for cereals, primary — production?
- Nicaragua ranks 109th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — 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, published as part of Cereals, primary — Production. 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.