> In 2023 Nicaragua produced 460,411 t of oil palm fruit. Over ten years it grew by 108%. The record was 520,000 t in 2022.

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# Oil palm fruit production in Nicaragua

In 2023 Nicaragua produced 460,411 t of oil palm fruit. Over ten years it grew by 108%. The record was 520,000 t in 2022. Area harvested: 29,980 ha, yield 15.4 t/ha.
The 2023 figure is imputed by FAO.

Production, 2023460,411 t
World rank—
10-year change+108%
Record520,000 t2022

## Oil palm fruit in Nicaragua, 1961–2023 (tonnes)

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 460,411 | −11% | 29,980 | 15.36 |
| 2022 | 520,000 | +4.0% | 34,894 | 14.90 |
| 2021 | 500,000 | +4.2% | 35,132 | 14.23 |
| 2020 | 480,000 | +15% | 33,459 | 14.35 |
| 2019 | 416,000 | +22% | 32,008 | 13.00 |
| 2018 | 342,000 | +3.6% | 26,767 | 12.78 |
| 2017 | 330,000 | +16% | 25,218 | 13.09 |
| 2016 | 285,000 | −0.3% | 21,625 | 13.18 |
| 2015 | 286,000 | +16% | 22,000 | 13.00 |
| 2014 | 247,000 | +12% | 19,000 | 13.00 |
| 2013 | 221,000 | +176% | 17,000 | 13.00 |
| 2012 | 80,000 | −7.7% | 4,000 | 20.00 |
| 2011 | 86,700 | 0.0% | 4,000 | 21.68 |
| 2010 | 86,700 | +19% | 4,000 | 21.68 |
| 2009 | 73,000 | +15% | 3,000 | 24.33 |
| 2008 | 63,300 | +5.5% | 3,000 | 21.10 |
| 2007 | 60,000 | +2.2% | 3,000 | 20.00 |
| 2006 | 58,700 | +2.4% | 2,500 | 23.48 |
| 2005 | 57,300 | +2.3% | 2,500 | 22.92 |
| 2004 | 56,000 | +4.7% | 2,500 | 22.40 |
| 2003 | 53,500 | +0.9% | 2,200 | 24.32 |
| 2002 | 53,000 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 26.50 |
| 2001 | 53,000 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 26.50 |
| 2000 | 53,000 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 26.50 |
| 1999 | 53,000 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 26.50 |
| 1998 | 53,000 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 26.50 |
| 1997 | 53,000 | +6.0% | 2,000 | 26.50 |
| 1996 | 50,000 | +22% | 2,000 | 25.00 |
| 1995 | 41,000 | +2.5% | 2,000 | 20.50 |
| 1994 | 40,000 | +33% | 2,000 | 20.00 |
| 1993 | 30,000 | +22% | 2,000 | 15.00 |
| 1992 | 24,500 | +4.3% | 2,000 | 12.25 |
| 1991 | 23,500 | +2.2% | 2,800 | 8.39 |
| 1990 | 23,000 | +4.5% | 2,700 | 8.52 |
| 1989 | 22,000 | +2.3% | 2,600 | 8.46 |
| 1988 | 21,500 | +2.4% | 2,500 | 8.60 |
| 1987 | 21,000 | +2.4% | 2,500 | 8.40 |
| 1986 | 20,500 | +2.5% | 2,400 | 8.54 |
| 1985 | 20,000 | 0.0% | 2,300 | 8.70 |
| 1984 | 20,000 | +5.3% | 2,300 | 8.70 |
| 1983 | 19,000 | +5.6% | 2,200 | 8.64 |
| 1982 | 18,000 | 0.0% | 2,100 | 8.57 |
| 1981 | 18,000 | 0.0% | 2,100 | 8.57 |
| 1980 | 18,000 | 0.0% | 2,100 | 8.57 |
| 1979 | 18,000 | 0.0% | 2,100 | 8.57 |
| 1978 | 18,000 | +50% | 2,100 | 8.57 |
| 1977 | 12,000 | 0.0% | 1,400 | 8.57 |
| 1976 | 12,000 | 0.0% | 1,400 | 8.57 |
| 1975 | 12,000 | 0.0% | 1,400 | 8.57 |
| 1974 | 12,000 | 0.0% | 1,400 | 8.57 |
| 1973 | 12,000 | +33% | 1,400 | 8.57 |
| 1972 | 9,000 | 0.0% | 1,050 | 8.57 |
| 1971 | 9,000 | 0.0% | 1,050 | 8.57 |
| 1970 | 9,000 | 0.0% | 1,050 | 8.57 |
| 1969 | 9,000 | 0.0% | 1,050 | 8.57 |
| 1968 | 9,000 | — | 1,050 | 8.57 |
| 1967 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1966 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | 0 | — | — | — |

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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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