Sugar cane yields in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Sugar cane yields was 95.37 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
95.37 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
9th
of 110 countries
All-time high
100.69 tonnes per hectare
in 2012
All-time low
50 tonnes per hectare
in 1963
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sugar cane yields in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 95.37 tonnes per hectare for sugar cane yields in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Nicaragua peaked at 100.69 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 50 tonnes per hectare, in 1963.
Nicaragua ranks 9th of 110 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50.29 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 53.06 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1963 | 50 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 1964 | 56 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 1965 | 56 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 51.15 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1967 | 61.81 tonnes per hectare | +20.9% |
| 1968 | 61.01 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 58.32 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 55.78 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 61.25 tonnes per hectare | +9.8% |
| 1972 | 60.09 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 53.25 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 1974 | 60.79 tonnes per hectare | +14.1% |
| 1975 | 64.93 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 55.34 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 1977 | 67.23 tonnes per hectare | +21.5% |
| 1978 | 68.06 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 69.01 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 58.53 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 1981 | 61.43 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 64.2 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 59.79 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 65.49 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 54.76 tonnes per hectare | -16.4% |
| 1986 | 59.12 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 58.06 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 59.66 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 68.5 tonnes per hectare | +14.8% |
| 1990 | 61.01 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 1991 | 66.5 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 61.23 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 59.48 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 62.3 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 71.67 tonnes per hectare | +15.0% |
| 1996 | 73.31 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 72.11 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 64.95 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 66.25 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 69.08 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 77.44 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 75.9 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 93.67 tonnes per hectare | +23.4% |
| 2004 | 88.91 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 82.34 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 88.98 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 83.33 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 79.53 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 93.64 tonnes per hectare | +17.7% |
| 2010 | 89.92 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 91.83 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 100.69 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 99.17 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 98.15 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 88.8 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 85.16 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 96.02 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 95.69 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 91.4 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 91.58 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 94.94 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 99.86 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 95.37 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 95.37 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 59.24 tonnes per hectare, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 95.37 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.27 tonnes per hectare, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55.29 tonnes per hectare | 50 tonnes per hectare | 61.81 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 61.57 tonnes per hectare | 53.25 tonnes per hectare | 69.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.95 tonnes per hectare | 54.76 tonnes per hectare | 68.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.88 tonnes per hectare | 59.48 tonnes per hectare | 73.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.28 tonnes per hectare | 69.08 tonnes per hectare | 93.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.68 tonnes per hectare | 85.16 tonnes per hectare | 100.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.44 tonnes per hectare | 91.58 tonnes per hectare | 99.86 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 sugar cane yields in Nicaragua?
- Sugar cane yields in Nicaragua was 95.37 tonnes per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar cane yields recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 100.69 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 tonnes per hectare in 1963.
- How does Nicaragua rank for sugar cane yields?
- Nicaragua ranks 9th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar cane yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.