> In 2023 Nicaragua produced 9,317 t of cocoa beans. Over ten years it grew by 133%. The record was 9,642 t in 2022. Area harvested: 16,726 ha, yield 0.6 t/ha.

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# Cocoa beans production in Nicaragua

In 2023 Nicaragua produced 9,317 t of cocoa beans. Over ten years it grew by 133%. The record was 9,642 t in 2022. Area harvested: 16,726 ha, yield 0.6 t/ha.

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Production, 20239,317 t
World rank—
10-year change+133%
Record9,642 t2022

## Cocoa beans in Nicaragua, 1961–2023 (tonnes)

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 9,317 | −3.4% | 16,726 | 0.56 |
| 2022 | 9,642 | +20% | 15,278 | 0.63 |
| 2021 | 8,015 | +6.8% | 13,384 | 0.60 |
| 2020 | 7,508 | +2.2% | 12,673 | 0.59 |
| 2019 | 7,348 | +5.9% | 12,397 | 0.59 |
| 2018 | 6,939 | +5.1% | 11,713 | 0.59 |
| 2017 | 6,600 | +27% | 9,907 | 0.67 |
| 2016 | 5,185 | +7.9% | 9,344 | 0.55 |
| 2015 | 4,807 | +64% | 9,781 | 0.49 |
| 2014 | 2,924 | −27% | 6,600 | 0.44 |
| 2013 | 4,000 | +43% | 7,500 | 0.53 |
| 2012 | 2,800 | +35% | 6,400 | 0.44 |
| 2011 | 2,069 | +8.9% | 6,765 | 0.31 |
| 2010 | 1,900 | +23% | 6,300 | 0.30 |
| 2009 | 1,550 | +24% | 6,200 | 0.25 |
| 2008 | 1,250 | +29% | 5,000 | 0.25 |
| 2007 | 970 | −31% | 3,900 | 0.25 |
| 2006 | 1,400 | +141% | 5,600 | 0.25 |
| 2005 | 580 | −28% | 2,100 | 0.28 |
| 2004 | 800 | +45% | 2,900 | 0.28 |
| 2003 | 550 | +6.8% | 2,000 | 0.28 |
| 2002 | 515 | +72% | 1,900 | 0.27 |
| 2001 | 300 | +20% | 1,950 | 0.15 |
| 2000 | 250 | −38% | 1,900 | 0.13 |
| 1999 | 400 | +100% | 2,900 | 0.14 |
| 1998 | 200 | 0.0% | 1,500 | 0.13 |
| 1997 | 200 | 0.0% | 1,500 | 0.13 |
| 1996 | 200 | −20% | 1,500 | 0.13 |
| 1995 | 250 | +25% | 1,700 | 0.15 |
| 1994 | 200 | 0.0% | 1,300 | 0.15 |
| 1993 | 200 | −50% | 1,300 | 0.15 |
| 1992 | 400 | 0.0% | 2,600 | 0.15 |
| 1991 | 400 | 0.0% | 2,600 | 0.15 |
| 1990 | 400 | −33% | 2,600 | 0.15 |
| 1989 | 600 | +200% | 4,000 | 0.15 |
| 1988 | 200 | 0.0% | 1,300 | 0.15 |
| 1987 | 200 | −33% | 1,300 | 0.15 |
| 1986 | 300 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 0.15 |
| 1985 | 300 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 0.15 |
| 1984 | 300 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 0.15 |
| 1983 | 300 | −25% | 2,000 | 0.15 |
| 1982 | 400 | 0.0% | 2,600 | 0.15 |
| 1981 | 400 | −20% | 2,600 | 0.15 |
| 1980 | 500 | 0.0% | 3,071 | 0.16 |
| 1979 | 500 | 0.0% | 3,100 | 0.16 |
| 1978 | 500 | −20% | 3,100 | 0.16 |
| 1977 | 626 | +0.8% | 4,787 | 0.13 |
| 1976 | 621 | +0.6% | 4,750 | 0.13 |
| 1975 | 617 | +23% | 4,750 | 0.13 |
| 1974 | 500 | −17% | 4,000 | 0.13 |
| 1973 | 600 | 0.0% | 4,500 | 0.13 |
| 1972 | 600 | 0.0% | 4,500 | 0.13 |
| 1971 | 600 | 0.0% | 4,500 | 0.13 |
| 1970 | 600 | 0.0% | 4,500 | 0.13 |
| 1969 | 600 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 0.15 |
| 1968 | 600 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 0.15 |
| 1967 | 600 | +20% | 3,900 | 0.15 |
| 1966 | 500 | 0.0% | 3,800 | 0.13 |
| 1965 | 500 | 0.0% | 3,800 | 0.13 |
| 1964 | 500 | 0.0% | 3,800 | 0.13 |
| 1963 | 500 | 0.0% | 3,800 | 0.13 |
| 1962 | 500 | 0.0% | 3,800 | 0.13 |
| 1961 | 500 | — | 3,800 | 0.13 |

## Other large producers

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## Other products of Nicaragua

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Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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