Rice — Production in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Rice — Production was 498,969 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Production in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 498,969 t for rice — production in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — production in Nicaragua peaked at 504,391 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36,848 t, in 1962.
That places Nicaragua 44th out of 133 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.
Rice — Production in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 38,659 t | — |
| 1962 | 36,848 t | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 46,600 t | +26.5% |
| 1964 | 48,400 t | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 53,500 t | +10.5% |
| 1966 | 63,200 t | +18.1% |
| 1967 | 68,000 t | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 86,800 t | +27.6% |
| 1969 | 67,483 t | -22.3% |
| 1970 | 80,739 t | +19.6% |
| 1971 | 81,784 t | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 74,262 t | -9.2% |
| 1973 | 78,481 t | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 79,971 t | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 89,000 t | +11.3% |
| 1976 | 56,641 t | -36.4% |
| 1977 | 76,203 t | +34.5% |
| 1978 | 85,246 t | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 114,605 t | +34.4% |
| 1980 | 112,000 t | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 163,826 t | +46.3% |
| 1982 | 176,267 t | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 171,000 t | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 138,000 t | -19.3% |
| 1985 | 143,992 t | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 111,770 t | -22.4% |
| 1987 | 127,980 t | +14.5% |
| 1988 | 111,468 t | -12.9% |
| 1989 | 104,310 t | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 120,890 t | +15.9% |
| 1991 | 131,150 t | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 154,000 t | +17.4% |
| 1993 | 201,201 t | +30.6% |
| 1994 | 189,056 t | -6.0% |
| 1995 | 232,456 t | +23.0% |
| 1996 | 230,323 t | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 256,588 t | +11.4% |
| 1998 | 290,250 t | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 205,610 t | -29.2% |
| 2000 | 289,600 t | +40.8% |
| 2001 | 246,201 t | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 293,456 t | +19.2% |
| 2003 | 297,530 t | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 258,510 t | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 316,713 t | +22.5% |
| 2006 | 319,569 t | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 269,869 t | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 285,066 t | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 334,516 t | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 453,990 t | +35.7% |
| 2011 | 413,321 t | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 418,656 t | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 371,934 t | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 369,048 t | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 365,096 t | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 418,079 t | +14.5% |
| 2017 | 422,612 t | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 438,079 t | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 468,319 t | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 476,992 t | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 492,028 t | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 504,391 t | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 498,969 t | -1.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 498,969 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 313,868 t, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 498,969 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 219,588 t, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56,610 t | 36,848 t | 86,800 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 81,693 t | 56,641 t | 114,605 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 136,061 t | 104,310 t | 176,267 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 201,152 t | 120,890 t | 290,250 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 291,103 t | 246,201 t | 334,516 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 413,913 t | 365,096 t | 468,319 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 493,095 t | 476,992 t | 504,391 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 41 Burkina Faso 513,234 t compare
- 42 Kazakhstan 512,982 t compare
- 43 Benin 500,605 t compare
- 45 Mauritania 431,700 t compare
- 46 Uzbekistan 383,564 t compare
- 47 Panama 371,000 t 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 rice — production in Nicaragua?
- Rice — production in Nicaragua was 498,969 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — production recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 504,391 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest rice — production recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,848 t in 1962.
- How does Nicaragua rank for rice — production?
- Nicaragua ranks 44th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — production rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. 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 Rice — Production. 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.