Agriculture & Rural in Nicaragua

30 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Nicaragua.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% 2024 down 35.4% 122nd
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% 2024 up 51.5% 63rd
Rural population 40.6% 2025 down 3.9% 88th
Rural population growth 0.9% 2025 down 3.8% 60th
Rural population 2.84 million 2025 up 9.6% 93rd
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.5% 2025 down 10.1% 58th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.22 billion current US$ 2025 up 56.6% 105th
Land under cereal production 350,425 hectares 2023 down 36.0% 108th
Cereal yield 2,515 kg per hectare 2023 up 42.7% 103rd
Cereal production 881,420 metric tons 2023 down 8.7% 112th
Fertilizer consumption 64.22 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 86.4% 114th
Land area 120,340 sq. km 2023 unchanged 99th
Agricultural land 50,910 sq. km 2023 up 0.4% 86th
Agricultural land 42.3% 2023 up 0.4% 91st
Arable land 1.50 million hectares 2023 unchanged 91st
Permanent cropland 2.5% 2023 unchanged 76th
Arable land 12.5% 2023 unchanged 84th
Arable land 0.2203 hectares per person 2023 down 12.3% 53rd
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 9.7% 2025 up 4.6% 92nd
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 44.3% 2025 down 0.2% 32nd
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 30.5% 2025 down 1.7% 59th
Average precipitation in depth 2,280 mm per year 2022 unchanged 22nd
Crop production index 130.79 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 29.0% 23rd
Food production index 127.92 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 34.8% 27th
Livestock production index 125.96 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 46.2% 36th
Forest area 25.8% 2023 down 22.7% 116th
Forest area 31,075 sq. km 2023 down 22.7% 89th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 85.0% 2022 up 6.7% 40th
Surface area 130,370 sq. km 2023 unchanged 98th
Access to electricity, rural 72.2% 2024 up 21.8% 169th