Cotton lint — Production in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Cotton lint — Production was 1,120 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Cotton lint — Production in Nicaragua, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 1,120 t for cotton lint — production in 2013.
That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint — production in Nicaragua peaked at 145,999 t in 1974 and was at its lowest, 750 t, in 2001.
That places Nicaragua 57th out of 90 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cotton lint — Production in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32,700 t | — |
| 1962 | 54,800 t | +67.6% |
| 1963 | 71,100 t | +29.7% |
| 1964 | 91,800 t | +29.1% |
| 1965 | 122,100 t | +33.0% |
| 1966 | 110,290 t | -9.7% |
| 1967 | 114,499 t | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 102,196 t | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 92,916 t | -9.1% |
| 1970 | 68,471 t | -26.3% |
| 1971 | 78,731 t | +15.0% |
| 1972 | 102,643 t | +30.4% |
| 1973 | 105,971 t | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 145,999 t | +37.8% |
| 1975 | 122,848 t | -15.9% |
| 1976 | 110,252 t | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 117,622 t | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 122,967 t | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 112,625 t | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 21,804 t | -80.6% |
| 1981 | 75,708 t | +247.2% |
| 1982 | 63,822 t | -15.7% |
| 1983 | 80,648 t | +26.4% |
| 1984 | 86,688 t | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 69,257 t | -20.1% |
| 1986 | 50,848 t | -26.6% |
| 1987 | 49,652 t | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 35,655 t | -28.2% |
| 1989 | 25,100 t | -29.6% |
| 1990 | 22,540 t | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 29,812 t | +32.3% |
| 1992 | 26,008 t | -12.8% |
| 1993 | 1,536 t | -94.1% |
| 1994 | 1,111 t | -27.7% |
| 1995 | 5,723 t | +415.1% |
| 1996 | 2,445 t | -57.3% |
| 1997 | 1,418 t | -42.0% |
| 1998 | 1,518 t | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 1,155 t | -23.9% |
| 2000 | 874 t | -24.3% |
| 2001 | 750 t | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 900 t | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 1,000 t | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 1,025 t | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1,050 t | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1,090 t | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 1,120 t | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1,120 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,200 t | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 1,290 t | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 1,320 t | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1,250 t | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 1,120 t | -10.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1,120 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16,700 t, 7% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1,120 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 727.5 t, 1.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton lint — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +415.1% | 1,111 t | 5,723 t |
| 1981 | +247.2% | 21,804 t | 75,708 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88,045 t | 32,700 t | 122,100 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 108,813 t | 68,471 t | 145,999 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 55,918 t | 21,804 t | 86,688 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,327 t | 1,111 t | 29,812 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,013 t | 750 t | 1,200 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,245 t | 1,120 t | 1,320 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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 cotton lint — production in Nicaragua?
- Cotton lint — production in Nicaragua was 1,120 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint — production recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 145,999 t in 1974.
- What is the lowest cotton lint — production recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 750 t in 2001.
- How does Nicaragua rank for cotton lint — production?
- Nicaragua ranks 57th out of 90 countries with data for 2013.
- Is cotton lint — production rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cotton lint — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Food Balance Sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per caput food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.