Yams — Protein supply quantity in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Yams — Protein supply quantity was 14.42 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Yams — Protein supply quantity in Nicaragua, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, yams — protein supply quantity in Nicaragua stood at 14.42 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.3% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — protein supply quantity in Nicaragua peaked at 20.96 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.67 t, in 2022.
That places Nicaragua 53rd out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Yams — Protein supply quantity in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16.54 t | — |
| 2011 | 17.18 t | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 17.85 t | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 18.41 t | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 20.96 t | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 18.76 t | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 18.93 t | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 18.27 t | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 16.11 t | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 16.5 t | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 14.1 t | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 12.7 t | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 8.67 t | -31.7% |
| 2023 | 14.42 t | +66.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 14.42 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.48 t, 17% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 14.42 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.09 t, 1.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.95 t | 16.11 t | 20.96 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.47 t | 8.67 t | 14.42 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 50 New Caledonia 24.48 t compare
- 51 Italy 18.36 t compare
- 52 Australia and New Zealand 16.02 t compare
- 54 Qatar 12.65 t compare
- 55 Oman 12.63 t compare
- 56 China, Macao SAR 12.51 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 yams — protein supply quantity in Nicaragua?
- Yams — protein supply quantity in Nicaragua was 14.42 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — protein supply quantity recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 20.96 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest yams — protein supply quantity recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.67 t in 2022.
- How does Nicaragua rank for yams — protein supply quantity?
- Nicaragua ranks 53rd out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is yams — protein supply quantity rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. 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, published as part of Yams — Protein supply quantity (t). 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.