Cottonseed oil production in Nicaragua
In 2023 Nicaragua produced 600 t of cottonseed oil, the 54th largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 100%. The record was 33,066 t in 1978.
The 2023 figure is from an external organisation.
- Production, 2023
- 600 t
- World rank
- 54 of 79
- 10-year change
- +100%
- Record
- 33,066 t
- 1978
Cottonseed oil in Nicaragua, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
Nicaragua compared with the world, 2023
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.01% in 2013
- 10-year change
- +100%
- world −19%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Venezuela | 605 | 0.01% |
| 54 | Kenya | 600 | 0.01% |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 600 | 0.01% |
| 56 | Somalia | 556 | 0.01% |
| 57 | Yemen | 528 | 0.01% |
Map of world production of cottonseed oil
Share of the world total; Nicaragua is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 600 | 0.0% |
| 2022 | 600 | 0.0% |
| 2021 | 600 | 0.0% |
| 2020 | 600 | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 600 | 0.0% |
| 2018 | 600 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 600 | +20% |
| 2016 | 500 | −17% |
| 2015 | 600 | +20% |
| 2014 | 500 | +67% |
| 2013 | 300 | 0.0% |
| 2012 | 300 | 0.0% |
| 2011 | 300 | 0.0% |
| 2010 | 300 | 0.0% |
| 2009 | 300 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | 300 | 0.0% |
| 2007 | 300 | 0.0% |
| 2006 | 300 | 0.0% |
| 2005 | 300 | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 300 | 0.0% |
| 2003 | 300 | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 276 | +23% |
| 2001 | 225 | −13% |
| 2000 | 259 | −24% |
| 1999 | 340 | −0.6% |
| 1998 | 342 | +25% |
| 1997 | 274 | −50% |
| 1996 | 552 | −61% |
| 1995 | 1,413 | +648% |
| 1994 | 189 | −46% |
| 1993 | 350 | −94% |
| 1992 | 5,861 | −9.9% |
| 1991 | 6,502 | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 5,947 | −15% |
| 1989 | 6,963 | −10% |
| 1988 | 7,762 | −32% |
| 1987 | 11,408 | −1.4% |
| 1986 | 11,573 | −27% |
| 1985 | 15,828 | −22% |
| 1984 | 20,231 | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 19,079 | +25% |
| 1982 | 15,254 | −13% |
| 1981 | 17,581 | +243% |
| 1980 | 5,128 | −83% |
| 1979 | 30,579 | −7.5% |
| 1978 | 33,066 | +35% |
| 1977 | 24,411 | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 23,196 | −18% |
| 1975 | 28,141 | −6.3% |
| 1974 | 30,020 | +32% |
| 1973 | 22,719 | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 22,317 | +18% |
| 1971 | 18,973 | +24% |
| 1970 | 15,262 | −32% |
| 1969 | 22,596 | +17% |
| 1968 | 19,291 | +8.6% |
| 1967 | 17,759 | +59% |
| 1966 | 11,182 | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 10,726 | +58% |
| 1964 | 6,809 | +30% |
| 1963 | 5,241 | +38% |
| 1962 | 3,800 | +48% |
| 1961 | 2,565 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cottonseed oil in Nicaragua?
Nicaragua produced 600 t in 2023, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Nicaragua rank in the world for production of cottonseed oil?
Nicaragua ranked 54th of 79 countries in 2023. The largest producer was China with 31.4% of the world total.
How has the production of cottonseed oil in Nicaragua changed?
It rose by 100% between 2013 and 2023, compared with −19% for the world. The record was 33,066 t in 1978.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2023 figure for Nicaragua is from an external organisation. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.