Tomato yields in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Tomato yields was 50.23 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tomato 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 50.23 tonnes per hectare for tomato yields in 2023.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomato yields in Nicaragua peaked at 62.67 tonnes per hectare in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10 tonnes per hectare, in 1997.
That places Nicaragua 59th out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.13 tonnes per hectare | 39.47 tonnes per hectare | 41.67 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 41.79 tonnes per hectare | 38.33 tonnes per hectare | 42.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.76 tonnes per hectare | 18.46 tonnes per hectare | 33.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 18.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.9 tonnes per hectare | 11.6 tonnes per hectare | 14.78 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.95 tonnes per hectare | 22.91 tonnes per hectare | 62.67 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.37 tonnes per hectare | 50.23 tonnes per hectare | 52.54 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 tomato yields in Nicaragua?
- Tomato yields in Nicaragua was 50.23 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 tomato yields recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 62.67 tonnes per hectare in 2015.
- What is the lowest tomato yields recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 tonnes per hectare in 1997.
- How does Nicaragua rank for tomato yields?
- Nicaragua ranks 59th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tomato yields rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Tomato 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.