Oil palm fruit yields in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Oil palm fruit yields was 15.36 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
15.36 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
8th
of 44 countries
All-time high
26.5 tonnes per hectare
in 1997
All-time low
8.39 tonnes per hectare
in 1991
Years of data
56
1968–2023
Oil palm fruit yields in Nicaragua, 1968–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, oil palm fruit yields in Nicaragua stood at 15.36 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit yields in Nicaragua peaked at 26.5 tonnes per hectare in 1997 and was at its lowest, 8.39 tonnes per hectare, in 1991.
Nicaragua ranks 8th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Oil palm fruit yields in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1969 | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 8.64 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 8.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 8.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 8.54 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 8.4 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 8.6 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 8.46 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 8.52 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 8.39 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 12.25 tonnes per hectare | +46.0% |
| 1993 | 15 tonnes per hectare | +22.4% |
| 1994 | 20 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1995 | 20.5 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 25 tonnes per hectare | +22.0% |
| 1997 | 26.5 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 26.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 26.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 26.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 26.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 26.5 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24.32 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 22.4 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 22.92 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 23.48 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 20 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 21.1 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 24.33 tonnes per hectare | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 21.68 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 21.68 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 13 tonnes per hectare | -35.0% |
| 2014 | 13 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.18 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 13.09 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 12.78 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 13 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 14.35 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 14.23 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 14.9 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 15.36 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 15.36 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.1 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 15.36 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.39 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil palm fruit yields in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +46.0% | 8.39 tonnes per hectare | 12.25 tonnes per hectare |
| 2013 | -35.0% | 20 tonnes per hectare | 13 tonnes per hectare |
| 1994 | +33.3% | 15 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | 8.4 tonnes per hectare | 8.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.92 tonnes per hectare | 8.39 tonnes per hectare | 26.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.81 tonnes per hectare | 20 tonnes per hectare | 26.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.44 tonnes per hectare | 12.78 tonnes per hectare | 21.68 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.71 tonnes per hectare | 14.23 tonnes per hectare | 15.36 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
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- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.3302 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 12.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm fruit yields in Nicaragua?
- Oil palm fruit yields in Nicaragua was 15.36 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 oil palm fruit yields recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5 tonnes per hectare in 1997.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.39 tonnes per hectare in 1991.
- How does Nicaragua rank for oil palm fruit yields?
- Nicaragua ranks 8th out of 44 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oil palm fruit yields rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 Oil palm fruit yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.