Coffee bean yields in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Coffee bean yields was 0.9659 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
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
- 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 3.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.5% (2025)
- Rural population 2.84 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 40.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 350,425 hectares (2023)
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.