Plantains — Food supply quantity in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Plantains — Food supply quantity was 27.15 kg/cap in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Plantains — Food supply quantity in Nicaragua, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, plantains — food supply quantity in Nicaragua stood at 27.15 kg/cap. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 319.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains — food supply quantity in Nicaragua peaked at 27.15 kg/cap in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.89 kg/cap, in 2012.
Nicaragua ranks 15th of 140 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Plantains — Food supply quantity in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.26 kg/cap | — |
| 2011 | 4.09 kg/cap | -22.2% |
| 2012 | 3.89 kg/cap | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 6.47 kg/cap | +66.3% |
| 2014 | 9.91 kg/cap | +53.2% |
| 2015 | 13.67 kg/cap | +37.9% |
| 2016 | 19.4 kg/cap | +41.9% |
| 2017 | 18.93 kg/cap | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 20.56 kg/cap | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 23.28 kg/cap | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 24.27 kg/cap | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 24.28 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.14 kg/cap | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 27.15 kg/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.55 kg/cap | 3.89 kg/cap | 23.28 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.71 kg/cap | 24.27 kg/cap | 27.15 kg/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 12 Panama 36.6 kg/cap compare
- 12 Melanesia 0.91 kg/cap compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 0.25 kg/cap compare
- 13 Ecuador 31.9 kg/cap compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 kg/cap
- 14 Republic of Moldova 0 kg/cap compare
- 14 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 kg/cap compare
- 14 Türkiye 0 kg/cap
- 14 Sri Lanka 30.4 kg/cap compare
- 16 Philippines 25.09 kg/cap compare
- 17 Guatemala 22.21 kg/cap compare
- 18 Guinea-Bissau 21.29 kg/cap 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)
- 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 plantains — food supply quantity in Nicaragua?
- Plantains — food supply quantity in Nicaragua was 27.15 kg/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains — food supply quantity recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 27.15 kg/cap in 2023.
- What is the lowest plantains — food supply quantity recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.89 kg/cap in 2012.
- How does Nicaragua rank for plantains — food supply quantity?
- Nicaragua ranks 15th out of 140 countries with data for 2023.
- Is plantains — food supply quantity rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 319.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plantains — Food supply quantity (kg/capita/yr). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.