Corn yields in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Corn yields was 1.42 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: 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
In 2023, corn yields in Nicaragua stood at 1.42 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Nicaragua peaked at 1.56 tonnes per hectare in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6196 tonnes per hectare, in 1972.
That places Nicaragua 139th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8854 tonnes per hectare | 0.8482 tonnes per hectare | 0.9108 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8959 tonnes per hectare | 0.6196 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.9256 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Nicaragua
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.5% (2025)
- Rural population 2.84 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 40.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 350,425 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Nicaragua?
- Corn yields in Nicaragua was 1.42 tonnes per hectare in 2023, according to 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 yields recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6196 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- How does Nicaragua rank for corn yields?
- Nicaragua ranks 139th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.