Potatoes — Production, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Potatoes — Production, per capita was 0.0091 t per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Production, per capita in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — production, per capita in Nicaragua is 0.0091 t per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 80.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — production, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0117 t per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 t per person, in 1971.
That places Nicaragua 96th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Production, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0008 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0008 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0007 t per person | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 t per person | -9.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0006 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 t per person | -10.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0005 t per person | -11.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0005 t per person | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0005 t per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 t per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 t per person | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 t per person | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 t per person | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 t per person | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 t per person | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 t per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 t per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 t per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0008 t per person | +41.1% |
| 1982 | 0.004 t per person | +430.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0045 t per person | +12.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0046 t per person | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0061 t per person | +31.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0059 t per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0057 t per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0057 t per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0056 t per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0055 t per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0056 t per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0057 t per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0061 t per person | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0062 t per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0059 t per person | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0058 t per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0058 t per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0055 t per person | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0057 t per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.005 t per person | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0053 t per person | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0055 t per person | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0056 t per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0057 t per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0058 t per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.006 t per person | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.006 t per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0059 t per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0062 t per person | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0061 t per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0047 t per person | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0037 t per person | -20.3% |
| 2013 | 0.005 t per person | +34.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0055 t per person | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0057 t per person | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0064 t per person | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0095 t per person | +47.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0103 t per person | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0103 t per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0105 t per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0117 t per person | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0084 t per person | -28.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0091 t per person | +8.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0091 t per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0163 t per person, 56% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0091 t per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0099 t per person, 91% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Production, per capita 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 | +430.4% | 0.0008 t per person | 0.004 t per person |
| 2017 | +47.6% | 0.0064 t per person | 0.0095 t per person |
| 1981 | +41.1% | 0.0005 t per person | 0.0008 t per person |
| 2013 | +34.2% | 0.0037 t per person | 0.005 t per person |
| 1985 | +31.5% | 0.0046 t per person | 0.0061 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 t per person | 0.0005 t per person | 0.0008 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 t per person | 0.0005 t per person | 0.0006 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0043 t per person | 0.0005 t per person | 0.0061 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0058 t per person | 0.0055 t per person | 0.0062 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0057 t per person | 0.005 t per person | 0.0062 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0067 t per person | 0.0037 t per person | 0.0103 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0099 t per person | 0.0084 t per person | 0.0117 t per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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 potatoes — production, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Potatoes — production, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0091 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0117 t per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 t per person in 1971.
- How does Nicaragua rank for potatoes — production, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 96th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — production, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.