Potato yields in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Potato yields was 18.01 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
18.01 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 10.5%
World rank
89th
of 159 countries
All-time high
21.07 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
All-time low
3.5 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Potato yields in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 18.01 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Nicaragua peaked at 21.07 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.5 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Nicaragua ranks 89th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Potato yields in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 3.58 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 4.33 tonnes per hectare | +23.8% |
| 1965 | 4.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 4 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1967 | 3.67 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1968 | 4 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1969 | 4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4.33 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 4.67 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 5 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 4.11 tonnes per hectare | -17.8% |
| 1976 | 4.12 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 4.12 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 4.25 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 4.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4.96 tonnes per hectare | +16.8% |
| 1981 | 5.04 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 10.57 tonnes per hectare | +109.7% |
| 1983 | 10.55 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 11.49 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1985 | 14.24 tonnes per hectare | +23.9% |
| 1986 | 15.27 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 15.38 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 15.2 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 15.13 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 14.38 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 14.12 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 13.89 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 15 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 14.74 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 14.47 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 14.47 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 14 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 13.5 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 13.33 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 12.86 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 13.26 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 13.18 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 13.33 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 13.48 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 13.83 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 13.75 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 13.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.46 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 13.46 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16.83 tonnes per hectare | +25.1% |
| 2012 | 16.93 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 17.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 16.87 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 18.64 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 16.93 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 17.54 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 19.25 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 19.61 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 19.99 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 21.07 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 20.12 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 18.01 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 18.01 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.14 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 18.01 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.08 tonnes per hectare, 82% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potato 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +109.7% | 5.04 tonnes per hectare | 10.57 tonnes per hectare |
| 2011 | +25.1% | 13.46 tonnes per hectare | 16.83 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.88 tonnes per hectare | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | 4.33 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.28 tonnes per hectare | 4 tonnes per hectare | 5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.79 tonnes per hectare | 4.96 tonnes per hectare | 15.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.19 tonnes per hectare | 13.33 tonnes per hectare | 15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.34 tonnes per hectare | 12.5 tonnes per hectare | 13.83 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.32 tonnes per hectare | 13.46 tonnes per hectare | 19.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.8 tonnes per hectare | 18.01 tonnes per hectare | 21.07 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 potato yields in Nicaragua?
- Potato yields in Nicaragua was 18.01 tonnes per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 21.07 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for potato yields?
- Nicaragua ranks 89th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.