> In 2023 Nicaragua produced 7,252 t of seed cotton. Over ten years it grew by 73%. The record was 435,574 t in 1974. Area harvested: 2,000 ha, yield 3.6 t/ha.

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# Seed cotton production in Nicaragua

In 2023 Nicaragua produced 7,252 t of seed cotton. Over ten years it grew by 73%. The record was 435,574 t in 1974. Area harvested: 2,000 ha, yield 3.6 t/ha.
The 2023 figure is imputed by FAO.

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Production, 20237,252 t
World rank—
10-year change+73%
Record435,574 t1974

## Seed cotton in Nicaragua, 1961–2023 (tonnes)

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 7,252 | +5.7% | 2,000 | 3.63 |
| 2022 | 6,863 | −2.5% | 2,000 | 3.43 |
| 2021 | 7,036 | +0.5% | 2,000 | 3.52 |
| 2020 | 7,000 | 0.0% | 2,000 | 3.50 |
| 2019 | 7,000 | +43% | 2,000 | 3.50 |
| 2018 | 4,890 | −1.2% | 2,000 | 2.45 |
| 2017 | 4,950 | +1.0% | 2,000 | 2.48 |
| 2016 | 4,900 | +12% | 2,000 | 2.45 |
| 2015 | 4,356 | −3.2% | 2,000 | 2.18 |
| 2014 | 4,500 | +7.1% | 2,200 | 2.05 |
| 2013 | 4,200 | +5.0% | 2,200 | 1.91 |
| 2012 | 4,000 | +0.5% | 2,200 | 1.82 |
| 2011 | 3,980 | +32% | 2,350 | 1.69 |
| 2010 | 3,010 | −12% | 1,900 | 1.58 |
| 2009 | 3,424 | +0.7% | 1,850 | 1.85 |
| 2008 | 3,400 | 0.0% | 1,750 | 1.94 |
| 2007 | 3,400 | +3.0% | 1,750 | 1.94 |
| 2006 | 3,300 | +3.1% | 1,700 | 1.94 |
| 2005 | 3,200 | +3.2% | 1,650 | 1.94 |
| 2004 | 3,100 | +3.3% | 1,600 | 1.94 |
| 2003 | 3,000 | +5.3% | 1,550 | 1.94 |
| 2002 | 2,850 | +22% | 1,500 | 1.90 |
| 2001 | 2,330 | −12% | 1,200 | 1.94 |
| 2000 | 2,650 | −24% | 1,550 | 1.71 |
| 1999 | 3,500 | −24% | 2,200 | 1.59 |
| 1998 | 4,600 | +14% | 2,310 | 1.99 |
| 1997 | 4,050 | −42% | 2,092 | 1.94 |
| 1996 | 6,988 | −56% | 3,609 | 1.94 |
| 1995 | 16,000 | +444% | 8,480 | 1.89 |
| 1994 | 2,943 | −27% | 1,463 | 2.01 |
| 1993 | 4,038 | −94% | 2,510 | 1.61 |
| 1992 | 67,266 | −17% | 35,840 | 1.88 |
| 1991 | 81,300 | +23% | 44,170 | 1.84 |
| 1990 | 65,900 | −8.2% | 34,720 | 1.90 |
| 1989 | 71,824 | −29% | 40,320 | 1.78 |
| 1988 | 101,200 | −33% | 59,430 | 1.70 |
| 1987 | 151,295 | −1.8% | 59,360 | 2.55 |
| 1986 | 154,095 | −27% | 86,660 | 1.78 |
| 1985 | 211,995 | −19% | 115,010 | 1.84 |
| 1984 | 261,774 | +12% | 117,292 | 2.23 |
| 1983 | 233,226 | +24% | 90,405 | 2.58 |
| 1982 | 187,725 | −16% | 92,906 | 2.02 |
| 1981 | 224,415 | +263% | 94,256 | 2.38 |
| 1980 | 61,870 | −84% | 44,823 | 1.38 |
| 1979 | 375,010 | −11% | 173,740 | 2.16 |
| 1978 | 421,015 | +12% | 212,380 | 1.98 |
| 1977 | 375,355 | +12% | 198,100 | 1.89 |
| 1976 | 335,009 | −8.9% | 143,220 | 2.34 |
| 1975 | 367,926 | −16% | 178,080 | 2.07 |
| 1974 | 435,574 | +40% | 181,580 | 2.40 |
| 1973 | 311,900 | +5.9% | 148,356 | 2.10 |
| 1972 | 294,600 | +25% | 109,786 | 2.68 |
| 1971 | 236,300 | +19% | 95,864 | 2.46 |
| 1970 | 199,300 | −26% | 109,063 | 1.83 |
| 1969 | 271,000 | −9.0% | 132,063 | 2.05 |
| 1968 | 297,800 | −11% | 147,080 | 2.02 |
| 1967 | 335,300 | +4.6% | 151,474 | 2.21 |
| 1966 | 320,700 | −9.9% | 142,656 | 2.25 |
| 1965 | 355,900 | +31% | 130,090 | 2.74 |
| 1964 | 272,200 | +28% | 112,060 | 2.43 |
| 1963 | 212,800 | +30% | 91,250 | 2.33 |
| 1962 | 163,700 | +69% | 72,975 | 2.24 |
| 1961 | 97,000 | — | 55,415 | 1.75 |

## 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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