Sugar cane yields in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Sugar cane yields was 95.37 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
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 3.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.5% (2025)
- Rural population 2.84 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 40.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 350,425 hectares (2023)
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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.