Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested was 2,116 ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Nicaragua, 1985–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 2,116 ha for coconuts, in shell — area harvested in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Nicaragua peaked at 2,116 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 600 ha, in 1985.
That places Nicaragua 51st out of 84 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 600 ha | — |
| 1986 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 650 ha | +8.3% |
| 1993 | 1,000 ha | +53.8% |
| 1994 | 800 ha | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 850 ha | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 850 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 900 ha | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 900 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,100 ha | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 1,000 ha | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 1,150 ha | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 1,200 ha | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 1,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,300 ha | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 1,350 ha | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 1,133 ha | -16.1% |
| 2010 | 1,269 ha | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 1,261 ha | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1,400 ha | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 1,700 ha | +21.4% |
| 2014 | 1,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,400 ha | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 1,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,397 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,696 ha | +21.4% |
| 2019 | 1,718 ha | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1,450 ha | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 1,466 ha | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 2,088 ha | +42.4% |
| 2023 | 2,116 ha | +1.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 2,116 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17,687 ha, 12% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 2,116 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,640 ha, 80% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +53.8% | 650 ha | 1,000 ha |
| 2022 | +42.4% | 1,466 ha | 2,088 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 600 ha | 600 ha | 600 ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 795 ha | 600 ha | 1,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,143 ha | 1,000 ha | 1,350 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,494 ha | 1,261 ha | 1,718 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,780 ha | 1,450 ha | 2,116 ha | 4 |
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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 coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Nicaragua?
- Coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Nicaragua was 2,116 ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 2,116 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 600 ha in 1985.
- How does Nicaragua rank for coconuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Nicaragua ranks 51st out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is coconuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. 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 Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.