Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 7,581 ha in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 7,581 ha for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Nicaragua peaked at 215,880 ha in 1978 and was at its lowest, 6,163 ha, in 1994.
Nicaragua ranks 70th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 55,915 ha | — |
| 1962 | 73,475 ha | +31.4% |
| 1963 | 91,750 ha | +24.9% |
| 1964 | 112,660 ha | +22.8% |
| 1965 | 130,690 ha | +16.0% |
| 1966 | 143,256 ha | +9.6% |
| 1967 | 152,074 ha | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 147,680 ha | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 132,663 ha | -10.2% |
| 1970 | 109,663 ha | -17.3% |
| 1971 | 97,064 ha | -11.5% |
| 1972 | 111,586 ha | +15.0% |
| 1973 | 150,856 ha | +35.2% |
| 1974 | 184,580 ha | +22.4% |
| 1975 | 181,180 ha | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 146,420 ha | -19.2% |
| 1977 | 201,600 ha | +37.7% |
| 1978 | 215,880 ha | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 177,340 ha | -17.9% |
| 1980 | 48,323 ha | -72.8% |
| 1981 | 97,756 ha | +102.3% |
| 1982 | 96,506 ha | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 94,105 ha | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 121,092 ha | +28.7% |
| 1985 | 118,810 ha | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 90,560 ha | -23.8% |
| 1987 | 63,260 ha | -30.1% |
| 1988 | 63,430 ha | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 44,520 ha | -29.8% |
| 1990 | 39,020 ha | -12.4% |
| 1991 | 48,570 ha | +24.5% |
| 1992 | 40,340 ha | -16.9% |
| 1993 | 7,110 ha | -82.4% |
| 1994 | 6,163 ha | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 13,280 ha | +115.5% |
| 1996 | 8,488 ha | -36.1% |
| 1997 | 6,992 ha | -17.6% |
| 1998 | 7,286 ha | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 7,200 ha | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 6,604 ha | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 6,300 ha | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 6,650 ha | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 6,750 ha | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 6,900 ha | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 6,961 ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 7,100 ha | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 7,084 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 7,114 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 7,258 ha | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 7,375 ha | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 7,915 ha | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 7,760 ha | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 7,800 ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 8,159 ha | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 7,782 ha | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 7,793 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 7,687 ha | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 7,577 ha | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 7,515 ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 7,466 ha | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 7,641 ha | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 7,585 ha | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 7,581 ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 115,574 ha | 55,915 ha | 152,074 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 157,617 ha | 97,064 ha | 215,880 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 83,836 ha | 44,520 ha | 121,092 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,445 ha | 6,163 ha | 48,570 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,872 ha | 6,300 ha | 7,258 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,736 ha | 7,375 ha | 8,159 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,568 ha | 7,466 ha | 7,641 ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 67 Israel 7,896 ha compare
- 68 New Zealand 7,804 ha compare
- 69 Angola 7,587 ha compare
- 71 Nepal 7,339 ha compare
- 72 El Salvador 5,353 ha compare
- 73 Guinea-Bissau 4,994 ha 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Nicaragua?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Nicaragua was 7,581 ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 215,880 ha in 1978.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,163 ha in 1994.
- How does Nicaragua rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Nicaragua ranks 70th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.