Corn: Yield gap in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Corn: Yield gap was 2.73 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▬ Flat
Corn: Yield gap in Nicaragua, 2000–2023
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 2.73 tonnes per hectare for corn: yield gap in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Nicaragua peaked at 3.07 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.59 tonnes per hectare, in 2009.
That places Nicaragua 41st out of 115 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Corn: Yield gap in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 2.82 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 2.97 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 3 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 2.78 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 2.83 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 2.73 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.37 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 2.73 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 2.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | 3.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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 corn: yield gap in Nicaragua?
- Corn: yield gap in Nicaragua was 2.73 tonnes per hectare in 2023, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.59 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
- How does Nicaragua rank for corn: yield gap?
- Nicaragua ranks 41st out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.