> In 2023 Nicaragua produced 26,360 t of onions, dry. Over ten years it grew by 162%. The record was 29,641 t in 2019. Area harvested: 941 ha, yield 28.0 t/ha.

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# Onions, dry production in Nicaragua

In 2023 Nicaragua produced 26,360 t of onions, dry. Over ten years it grew by 162%. The record was 29,641 t in 2019. Area harvested: 941 ha, yield 28.0 t/ha.

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Production, 202326,360 t
World rank—
10-year change+162%
Record29,641 t2019

## Onions, dry in Nicaragua, 1961–2023 (tonnes)

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 26,360 | +14% | 941 | 28.01 |
| 2022 | 23,224 | +2.5% | 956 | 24.29 |
| 2021 | 22,654 | +9.6% | 942 | 24.05 |
| 2020 | 20,664 | −30% | 1,013 | 20.40 |
| 2019 | 29,641 | +1.1% | 1,455 | 20.37 |
| 2018 | 29,328 | +5.2% | 1,518 | 19.32 |
| 2017 | 27,874 | +21% | 1,465 | 19.03 |
| 2016 | 23,102 | +42% | 1,241 | 18.62 |
| 2015 | 16,264 | +32% | 861 | 18.89 |
| 2014 | 12,309 | +22% | 860 | 14.31 |
| 2013 | 10,067 | +18% | 1,096 | 9.19 |
| 2012 | 8,500 | +5.7% | 3,250 | 2.62 |
| 2011 | 8,039 | +8.3% | 1,567 | 5.13 |
| 2010 | 7,422 | +6.7% | 1,547 | 4.80 |
| 2009 | 6,955 | +2.0% | 1,585 | 4.39 |
| 2008 | 6,819 | +1.6% | 1,722 | 3.96 |
| 2007 | 6,714 | +0.9% | 1,861 | 3.61 |
| 2006 | 6,652 | +2.3% | 1,890 | 3.52 |
| 2005 | 6,500 | +3.2% | 3,000 | 2.17 |
| 2004 | 6,300 | +5.0% | 2,900 | 2.17 |
| 2003 | 6,000 | +9.1% | 2,800 | 2.14 |
| 2002 | 5,500 | +3.8% | 2,700 | 2.04 |
| 2001 | 5,300 | −3.6% | 2,600 | 2.04 |
| 2000 | 5,500 | +3.8% | 2,500 | 2.20 |
| 1999 | 5,300 | −3.6% | 2,500 | 2.12 |
| 1998 | 5,500 | −8.3% | 2,500 | 2.20 |
| 1997 | 6,000 | 0.0% | 2,750 | 2.18 |
| 1996 | 6,000 | 0.0% | 2,700 | 2.22 |
| 1995 | 6,000 | +8.7% | 2,700 | 2.22 |
| 1994 | 5,520 | −4.8% | 2,800 | 1.97 |
| 1993 | 5,800 | −3.3% | 2,400 | 2.42 |
| 1992 | 6,000 | −7.7% | 2,200 | 2.73 |
| 1991 | 6,500 | −4.4% | 2,000 | 3.25 |
| 1990 | 6,800 | +3.0% | 1,950 | 3.49 |
| 1989 | 6,600 | +4.8% | 1,900 | 3.47 |
| 1988 | 6,300 | +1.6% | 1,850 | 3.41 |
| 1987 | 6,200 | +1.6% | 1,800 | 3.44 |
| 1986 | 6,100 | +3.4% | 1,750 | 3.49 |
| 1985 | 5,900 | +0.9% | 1,700 | 3.47 |
| 1984 | 5,850 | +0.9% | 1,650 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 5,800 | +0.9% | 1,650 | 3.52 |
| 1982 | 5,750 | +0.9% | 1,600 | 3.59 |
| 1981 | 5,700 | +5.6% | 1,600 | 3.56 |
| 1980 | 5,400 | +3.8% | 1,500 | 3.60 |
| 1979 | 5,200 | −5.5% | 1,500 | 3.47 |
| 1978 | 5,500 | +1.0% | 1,400 | 3.93 |
| 1977 | 5,445 | +2.0% | 1,388 | 3.92 |
| 1976 | 5,338 | +2.0% | 1,360 | 3.93 |
| 1975 | 5,233 | +0.6% | 1,333 | 3.93 |
| 1974 | 5,200 | +4.0% | 1,300 | 4.00 |
| 1973 | 5,000 | 0.0% | 1,300 | 3.85 |
| 1972 | 5,000 | +6.4% | 1,300 | 3.85 |
| 1971 | 4,700 | +4.4% | 1,200 | 3.92 |
| 1970 | 4,500 | −4.3% | 1,200 | 3.75 |
| 1969 | 4,700 | +4.4% | 1,200 | 3.92 |
| 1968 | 4,500 | +7.1% | 1,200 | 3.75 |
| 1967 | 4,200 | −2.3% | 1,100 | 3.82 |
| 1966 | 4,300 | +2.4% | 1,100 | 3.91 |
| 1965 | 4,200 | 0.0% | 1,100 | 3.82 |
| 1964 | 4,200 | +7.7% | 1,100 | 3.82 |
| 1963 | 3,900 | −2.5% | 1,000 | 3.90 |
| 1962 | 4,000 | +14% | 1,000 | 4.00 |
| 1961 | 3,500 | — | 900 | 3.89 |

## Other large producers

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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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