Coconuts, in shell — Yield in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Coconuts, in shell — Yield was 3,970 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Coconuts, in shell — Yield in Nicaragua, 1985–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2023, coconuts, in shell — yield in Nicaragua stood at 3,970 kg/ha. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coconuts, in shell — yield in Nicaragua peaked at 6,800 kg/ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 3,970 kg/ha, in 2023.
Nicaragua ranks 50th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Coconuts, in shell — Yield in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 4,167 kg/ha | — |
| 1986 | 4,167 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4,333 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 4,500 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 4,667 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 5,000 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 5,167 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 4,923 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 6,800 kg/ha | +38.1% |
| 1994 | 5,000 kg/ha | -26.5% |
| 1995 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4,941 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 4,941 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5,000 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5,200 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 5,000 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 5,600 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 5,044 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 5,000 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4,963 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 4,826 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 4,752 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 4,693 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 4,279 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 4,235 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 4,235 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4,286 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 4,286 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4,294 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 4,244 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 4,191 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 4,138 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 4,093 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 4,022 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 3,970 kg/ha | -1.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 3,970 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,442 kg/ha, 89% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 3,970 kg/ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,668 kg/ha, 70% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coconuts, in shell — Yield 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 | +38.1% | 4,923 kg/ha | 6,800 kg/ha |
| 1994 | -26.5% | 6,800 kg/ha | 5,000 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,367 kg/ha | 4,167 kg/ha | 4,667 kg/ha | 5 |
| 1990s | 5,177 kg/ha | 4,923 kg/ha | 6,800 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,063 kg/ha | 4,826 kg/ha | 5,600 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,349 kg/ha | 4,191 kg/ha | 4,752 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,056 kg/ha | 3,970 kg/ha | 4,138 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 47 France 4,132 kg/ha compare
- 48 Vanuatu 4,063 kg/ha compare
- 49 French Polynesia 3,974 kg/ha compare
- 51 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3,901 kg/ha compare
- 52 Philippines 3,884 kg/ha compare
- 53 Haiti 3,847 kg/ha compare
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 — yield in Nicaragua?
- Coconuts, in shell — yield in Nicaragua was 3,970 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coconuts, in shell — yield recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 6,800 kg/ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest coconuts, in shell — yield recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,970 kg/ha in 2023.
- How does Nicaragua rank for coconuts, in shell — yield?
- Nicaragua ranks 50th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is coconuts, in shell — yield rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Yield. 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.