Corn yields in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Corn yields was 1.42 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.42 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
140th
of 171 countries
All-time high
1.56 tonnes per hectare
in 2009
All-time low
0.6196 tonnes per hectare
in 1972
Years of data
63
1961–2023
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 140th out of 171 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.
Corn yields in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8482 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.866 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.8871 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.906 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.8767 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.8911 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.8888 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.8936 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.9108 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.9134 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.9131 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6196 tonnes per hectare | -32.1% |
| 1973 | 0.931 tonnes per hectare | +50.3% |
| 1974 | 0.7756 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1975 | 0.92 tonnes per hectare | +18.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8871 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8544 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +30.7% |
| 1979 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9385 tonnes per hectare | -16.4% |
| 1982 | 0.9256 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9951 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +33.0% |
| 1987 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1990 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -20.2% |
| 1992 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +28.4% |
| 1993 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -14.2% |
| 2011 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1.42 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.04 tonnes per hectare, 70% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1.42 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.08 tonnes per hectare, 46% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +50.3% | 0.6196 tonnes per hectare | 0.931 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 140th out of 171 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.