Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 51 percent in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua, 2001–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2021, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua stood at 51 percent.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 54 percent in 2002 and was at its lowest, 50 percent, in 2018.
That places Nicaragua 59th out of 182 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 52 percent | — |
| 2002 | 54 percent | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 54 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 54 percent | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 53 percent | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 53 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 52 percent | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 52 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 51 percent | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 51 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 51 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 51 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 51 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 51 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 51 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 51 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 51 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50 percent | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 50 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 51 percent | +2.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 51 percent is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56 percent, 91% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 51 percent is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39 percent, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.78 percent | 51 percent | 54 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 50.8 percent | 50 percent | 51 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.5 percent | 50 percent | 51 percent | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More energy & mining data for Nicaragua
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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 share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua was 51 percent in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 54 percent in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 percent in 2018.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 59th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.