Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production was 678,178 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 678,178 t for hen eggs in shell, fresh — production in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — production in Nicaragua peaked at 748,652 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 193,000 t, in 1961.
That places Nicaragua 102nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 193,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 202,000 t | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 212,000 t | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 221,000 t | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 233,000 t | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 242,000 t | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 251,000 t | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 263,000 t | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 297,888 t | +13.3% |
| 1970 | 310,248 t | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 323,292 t | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 337,020 t | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 352,080 t | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 348,640 t | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 460,667 t | +32.1% |
| 1976 | 557,350 t | +21.0% |
| 1977 | 482,448 t | -13.4% |
| 1978 | 674,088 t | +39.7% |
| 1979 | 580,000 t | -14.0% |
| 1980 | 590,000 t | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 560,000 t | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 565,000 t | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 565,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 565,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 619,200 t | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 600,000 t | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 600,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 565,000 t | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 464,000 t | -17.9% |
| 1990 | 464,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 464,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 473,000 t | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 481,000 t | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 486,000 t | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 452,400 t | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 464,400 t | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 492,000 t | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 504,000 t | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 283,082 t | -43.8% |
| 2000 | 335,142 t | +18.4% |
| 2001 | 344,008 t | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 381,414 t | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 380,692 t | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 378,781 t | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 348,575 t | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 359,924 t | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 366,442 t | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 368,268 t | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 395,442 t | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 417,266 t | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 445,268 t | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 471,994 t | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 520,358 t | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 545,310 t | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 585,678 t | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 748,652 t | +27.8% |
| 2017 | 652,445 t | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 615,128 t | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 625,557 t | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 656,084 t | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 624,560 t | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 668,242 t | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 678,178 t | +1.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 678,178 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 901,548 t, 75% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 678,178 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 765,089 t, 89% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hen eggs in shell, fresh — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -43.8% | 504,000 t | 283,082 t |
| 1978 | +39.7% | 482,448 t | 674,088 t |
| 1975 | +32.1% | 348,640 t | 460,667 t |
| 2016 | +27.8% | 585,678 t | 748,652 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 234,988 t | 193,000 t | 297,888 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 442,583 t | 310,248 t | 674,088 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 569,320 t | 464,000 t | 619,200 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 456,388 t | 283,082 t | 504,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 365,869 t | 335,142 t | 395,442 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 562,766 t | 417,266 t | 748,652 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 656,766 t | 624,560 t | 678,178 t | 4 |
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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 hen eggs in shell, fresh — production in Nicaragua?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — production in Nicaragua was 678,178 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hen eggs in shell, fresh — production recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 748,652 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — production recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 193,000 t in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — production?
- Nicaragua ranks 102nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — production rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. 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 Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.