Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate was 6.6% in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Nicaragua, 1993–2014
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Nicaragua stood at 6.6%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Nicaragua peaked at 47.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2014.
Nicaragua ranks 34th of 118 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 47.1% | — |
| 1998 | 34.7% | -26.3% |
| 2001 | 26.3% | -24.3% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | -37.3% |
| 2009 | 13.9% | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | -52.8% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 6.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.0%, 66% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 6.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.1%, 2.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.9% | 34.7% | 47.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 13.9% | 26.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More poverty & inequality data for Nicaragua
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.22 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,515 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 6.63 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.78 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.8% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Nicaragua?
- Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Nicaragua was 6.6% in 2014, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2014.
- How does Nicaragua rank for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate?
- Nicaragua ranks 34th out of 118 countries with data for 2014.
- Is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.