Cotton yields in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Cotton yields was 3.63 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.63 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
8th
of 101 countries
All-time high
3.63 tonnes per hectare
in 2023
All-time low
1.38 tonnes per hectare
in 1980
Years of data
63
1961–2023
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 101 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cotton yields in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | +28.2% |
| 1963 | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 1966 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | -17.8% |
| 1967 | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1969 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 1971 | 2.46 tonnes per hectare | +34.9% |
| 1972 | 2.68 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 2.1 tonnes per hectare | -21.7% |
| 1974 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | +14.1% |
| 1975 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | -13.9% |
| 1976 | 2.34 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 1977 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | -19.0% |
| 1978 | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -36.1% |
| 1981 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | +72.5% |
| 1982 | 2.02 tonnes per hectare | -15.1% |
| 1983 | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | +27.7% |
| 1984 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 1985 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | -17.4% |
| 1986 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | +43.3% |
| 1988 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | -33.2% |
| 1989 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1995 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -20.1% |
| 2000 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 2002 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 2.18 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | +43.1% |
| 2020 | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 3.63 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 3.63 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.31 tonnes per hectare, 2.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 3.63 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.48 tonnes per hectare, 2.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +72.5% | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare |
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
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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 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 101 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.