Cotton yields in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Cotton yields was 3.63 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cotton 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, cotton yields in Nicaragua stood at 3.63 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 89.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Nicaragua peaked at 3.63 tonnes per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.38 tonnes per hectare, in 1980.
Nicaragua ranks 8th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 5 Bangladesh 4.28 tonnes per hectare compare
- 6 Israel 4.18 tonnes per hectare compare
- 7 Mexico 4.05 tonnes per hectare compare
- 9 Kyrgyzstan 3.59 tonnes per hectare compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 3.05 tonnes per hectare compare
- 11 Greece 3.04 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 cotton yields in Nicaragua?
- Cotton yields in Nicaragua was 3.63 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 cotton yields recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 3.63 tonnes per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 tonnes per hectare in 1980.
- How does Nicaragua rank for cotton yields?
- Nicaragua ranks 8th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.9%. 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 Cotton 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.