Coffee bean yields in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Coffee bean yields was 0.9659 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9659 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
25th
of 82 countries
All-time high
1.06 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
All-time low
0.2648 tonnes per hectare
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Coffee bean 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
In 2023, coffee bean yields in Nicaragua stood at 0.9659 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee bean yields in Nicaragua peaked at 1.06 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2648 tonnes per hectare, in 1966.
Nicaragua ranks 25th of 82 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.
Coffee bean yields in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2762 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.3506 tonnes per hectare | +26.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3082 tonnes per hectare | -12.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4472 tonnes per hectare | +45.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3424 tonnes per hectare | -23.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2648 tonnes per hectare | -22.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3377 tonnes per hectare | +27.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3461 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3896 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4688 tonnes per hectare | +20.3% |
| 1971 | 0.5067 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4224 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4387 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4895 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5821 tonnes per hectare | +18.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6704 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6278 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6888 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5745 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5992 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6942 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8186 tonnes per hectare | +17.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5487 tonnes per hectare | -33.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5834 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4161 tonnes per hectare | -28.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5622 tonnes per hectare | +35.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5357 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6079 tonnes per hectare | +13.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6504 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3995 tonnes per hectare | -38.6% |
| 1991 | 0.6361 tonnes per hectare | +59.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5914 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5692 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4873 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6508 tonnes per hectare | +33.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5906 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7034 tonnes per hectare | +19.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7025 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +43.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7621 tonnes per hectare | -24.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6137 tonnes per hectare | -19.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5229 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7181 tonnes per hectare | +37.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4994 tonnes per hectare | -30.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7523 tonnes per hectare | +50.6% |
| 2006 | 0.617 tonnes per hectare | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7882 tonnes per hectare | +27.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6555 tonnes per hectare | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7769 tonnes per hectare | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6924 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8636 tonnes per hectare | +24.7% |
| 2012 | 0.725 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7732 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8159 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.825 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +23.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9594 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9659 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.9659 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5325 tonnes per hectare, 1.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.9659 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6755 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3403 tonnes per hectare | 0.2648 tonnes per hectare | 0.4472 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.547 tonnes per hectare | 0.4224 tonnes per hectare | 0.6888 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6016 tonnes per hectare | 0.4161 tonnes per hectare | 0.8186 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6337 tonnes per hectare | 0.3995 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6706 tonnes per hectare | 0.4994 tonnes per hectare | 0.7882 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8794 tonnes per hectare | 0.6924 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.9659 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 22 Saint Lucia 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 23 Mozambique 0.9808 tonnes per hectare compare
- 24 Guadeloupe 0.9776 tonnes per hectare compare
- 26 Burundi 0.9288 tonnes per hectare compare
- 27 Bolivia 0.9182 tonnes per hectare compare
- 28 Dominica 0.8862 tonnes per hectare 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 coffee bean yields in Nicaragua?
- Coffee bean yields in Nicaragua was 0.9659 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 coffee bean yields recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2648 tonnes per hectare in 1966.
- How does Nicaragua rank for coffee bean yields?
- Nicaragua ranks 25th out of 82 countries with data for 2023.
- Is coffee bean yields rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. 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 Coffee bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.