Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 2,515 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Nicaragua, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Nicaragua is 2,515 kg per hectare, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Nicaragua peaked at 2,515 kg per hectare in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,417 kg per hectare, in 1991.
Nicaragua ranks 103rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,654 kg per hectare | 1,417 kg per hectare | 1,787 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,816 kg per hectare | 1,688 kg per hectare | 2,077 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,021 kg per hectare | 1,763 kg per hectare | 2,282 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,375 kg per hectare | 2,224 kg per hectare | 2,515 kg per hectare | 4 |
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)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.22 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.8% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.408 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.2% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1027 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1027 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1264 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3528 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 6.6% (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Nicaragua?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Nicaragua was 2,515 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 2,515 kg per hectare in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,417 kg per hectare in 1991.
- How does Nicaragua rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Nicaragua ranks 103rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.