Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Yield in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Yield was 4,124 kg/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Yield in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 4,124 kg/ha for groundnuts, excluding shelled — yield in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — yield in Nicaragua peaked at 5,828 kg/ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 663.6 kg/ha, in 1984.
Nicaragua ranks 9th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Yield in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,000 kg/ha | +100.0% |
| 1965 | 2,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,500 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1969 | 2,000 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 1970 | 2,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,500 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1972 | 1,700 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 1973 | 2,000 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 1974 | 2,167 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 1,700 kg/ha | -21.5% |
| 1976 | 1,700 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,700 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2,735 kg/ha | +60.8% |
| 1979 | 3,081 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 1,917 kg/ha | -37.8% |
| 1981 | 1,676 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1982 | 1,657 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 1,591 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 663.6 kg/ha | -58.3% |
| 1985 | 1,000 kg/ha | +50.7% |
| 1986 | 1,333 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 1987 | 2,000 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 1988 | 1,643 kg/ha | -17.9% |
| 1989 | 2,507 kg/ha | +52.6% |
| 1990 | 2,629 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 2,295 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 1992 | 2,300 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 2,996 kg/ha | +30.3% |
| 1994 | 3,134 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 2,751 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 2,910 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 2,564 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 3,025 kg/ha | +18.0% |
| 1999 | 4,247 kg/ha | +40.4% |
| 2000 | 4,345 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 4,690 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 5,387 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 5,828 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 5,571 kg/ha | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 5,646 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 5,596 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 5,573 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 5,157 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 5,183 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 5,536 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 5,223 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 5,266 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 4,121 kg/ha | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 3,955 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 3,879 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 4,390 kg/ha | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 4,390 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4,186 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 4,207 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 4,057 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 4,508 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 4,508 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4,124 kg/ha | -8.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 4,124 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,148 kg/ha, 3.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 4,124 kg/ha is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,514 kg/ha, 2.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +100.0% | 1,000 kg/ha | 2,000 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,611 kg/ha | 1,000 kg/ha | 2,000 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,028 kg/ha | 1,500 kg/ha | 3,081 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,599 kg/ha | 663.6 kg/ha | 2,507 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,885 kg/ha | 2,295 kg/ha | 4,247 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,298 kg/ha | 4,345 kg/ha | 5,828 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,515 kg/ha | 3,879 kg/ha | 5,536 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,299 kg/ha | 4,057 kg/ha | 4,508 kg/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 6 Cyprus 4,375 kg/ha compare
- 6 Viet Nam 2,682 kg/ha compare
- 7 Guatemala 4,306 kg/ha compare
- 7 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,346 kg/ha compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,385 kg/ha compare
- 8 Saudi Arabia 4,144 kg/ha compare
- 9 Melanesia 1,068 kg/ha compare
- 10 China, mainland 4,040 kg/ha compare
- 11 China 4,032 kg/ha compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 986.9 kg/ha compare
- 12 Tajikistan 3,946 kg/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 groundnuts, excluding shelled — yield in Nicaragua?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — yield in Nicaragua was 4,124 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — yield recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 5,828 kg/ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — yield recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 663.6 kg/ha in 1984.
- How does Nicaragua rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — yield?
- Nicaragua ranks 9th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — yield rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, published as part of Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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