Starchy Roots — Food in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Starchy Roots — Food was 137 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Food in Nicaragua, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, starchy roots — food in Nicaragua stood at 137 1000 t.
The figure is down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food in Nicaragua peaked at 162 1000 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 78 1000 t, in 2010.
Nicaragua ranks 132nd of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 127.2 1000 t | 78 1000 t | 162 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 143.5 1000 t | 137 1000 t | 153 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More agriculture & rural data for Nicaragua
- 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)
- Rural population 40.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 2.84 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 90,616 t (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starchy roots — food in Nicaragua?
- Starchy roots — food in Nicaragua was 137 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 162 1000 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 78 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Nicaragua rank for starchy roots — food?
- Nicaragua ranks 132nd out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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, published as part of Starchy Roots — Food. 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.