Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested was 91,150 ha in 2023. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 91,150 ha for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Nicaragua peaked at 227,393 ha in 1978 and was at its lowest, 25,239 ha, in 2002.
That places Nicaragua 95th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 65,815 ha | — |
| 1962 | 82,175 ha | +24.9% |
| 1963 | 98,350 ha | +19.7% |
| 1964 | 120,760 ha | +22.8% |
| 1965 | 138,990 ha | +15.1% |
| 1966 | 150,965 ha | +8.6% |
| 1967 | 161,387 ha | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 159,031 ha | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 144,860 ha | -8.9% |
| 1970 | 120,307 ha | -16.9% |
| 1971 | 105,718 ha | -12.1% |
| 1972 | 116,659 ha | +10.3% |
| 1973 | 157,054 ha | +34.6% |
| 1974 | 193,014 ha | +22.9% |
| 1975 | 191,029 ha | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 156,788 ha | -17.9% |
| 1977 | 212,241 ha | +35.4% |
| 1978 | 227,393 ha | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 189,104 ha | -16.8% |
| 1980 | 79,306 ha | -58.1% |
| 1981 | 128,211 ha | +61.7% |
| 1982 | 113,973 ha | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 116,205 ha | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 142,532 ha | +22.7% |
| 1985 | 134,207 ha | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 105,198 ha | -21.6% |
| 1987 | 78,300 ha | -25.6% |
| 1988 | 81,290 ha | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 64,380 ha | -20.8% |
| 1990 | 76,660 ha | +19.1% |
| 1991 | 93,980 ha | +22.6% |
| 1992 | 63,340 ha | -32.6% |
| 1993 | 45,779 ha | -27.7% |
| 1994 | 57,729 ha | +26.1% |
| 1995 | 66,089 ha | +14.5% |
| 1996 | 57,599 ha | -12.8% |
| 1997 | 71,715 ha | +24.5% |
| 1998 | 62,209 ha | -13.3% |
| 1999 | 44,903 ha | -27.8% |
| 2000 | 41,406 ha | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 36,057 ha | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 25,239 ha | -30.0% |
| 2003 | 39,822 ha | +57.8% |
| 2004 | 51,987 ha | +30.5% |
| 2005 | 50,226 ha | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 41,713 ha | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 44,308 ha | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 54,545 ha | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 46,528 ha | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 48,960 ha | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 54,471 ha | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 56,572 ha | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 78,317 ha | +38.4% |
| 2014 | 75,870 ha | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 81,328 ha | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 75,432 ha | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 84,838 ha | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 86,737 ha | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 84,532 ha | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 93,602 ha | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 95,703 ha | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 96,903 ha | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 91,150 ha | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 124,704 ha | 65,815 ha | 161,387 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 166,931 ha | 105,718 ha | 227,393 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 104,360 ha | 64,380 ha | 142,532 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 64,000 ha | 44,903 ha | 93,980 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 43,183 ha | 25,239 ha | 54,545 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 72,706 ha | 48,960 ha | 86,737 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 94,340 ha | 91,150 ha | 96,903 ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 92 Azerbaijan 103,386 ha compare
- 93 Rwanda 102,751 ha compare
- 94 Vanuatu 91,544 ha compare
- 96 Eritrea 89,731 ha compare
- 97 Costa Rica 88,821 ha compare
- 98 Dominican Republic 78,444 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 14.48 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 14.48 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Nicaragua?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested in Nicaragua was 91,150 ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 227,393 ha in 1978.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 25,239 ha in 2002.
- How does Nicaragua rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested?
- Nicaragua ranks 95th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.