FAOSTAT · 1961–2023
Sugar cane production in Nicaragua
In 2023 Nicaragua produced 7.0 million t of sugar cane. Over ten years it grew by 3.5%. The record was 7.4 million t in 2022. Area harvested: 73,028 ha, yield 95.4 t/ha.
- Production, 2023
- 7.0 million t
- World rank
- —
- 10-year change
- +3.5%
- Record
- 7.4 million t
- 2022
Sugar cane in Nicaragua, 1961–2023 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6,964,837 | −5.3% | 73,028 | 95.37 |
| 2022 | 7,351,421 | +7.6% | 73,616 | 99.86 |
| 2021 | 6,829,944 | −2.3% | 71,941 | 94.94 |
| 2020 | 6,992,541 | −0.7% | 76,357 | 91.58 |
| 2019 | 7,042,715 | −3.7% | 77,056 | 91.40 |
| 2018 | 7,314,735 | +3.1% | 76,444 | 95.69 |
| 2017 | 7,096,373 | +15% | 73,903 | 96.02 |
| 2016 | 6,149,615 | −3.5% | 72,217 | 85.15 |
| 2015 | 6,375,625 | −8.9% | 71,795 | 88.80 |
| 2014 | 6,997,632 | +4.0% | 71,297 | 98.15 |
| 2013 | 6,728,135 | −0.1% | 67,846 | 99.17 |
| 2012 | 6,732,334 | +24% | 66,865 | 100.69 |
| 2011 | 5,442,574 | +11% | 59,266 | 91.83 |
| 2010 | 4,893,928 | −4.3% | 54,428 | 89.92 |
| 2009 | 5,115,536 | +19% | 54,630 | 93.64 |
| 2008 | 4,304,855 | −3.9% | 54,128 | 79.53 |
| 2007 | 4,480,873 | −0.5% | 53,772 | 83.33 |
| 2006 | 4,505,036 | +18% | 50,628 | 88.98 |
| 2005 | 3,816,573 | −5.2% | 46,353 | 82.34 |
| 2004 | 4,027,000 | −1.8% | 45,294 | 88.91 |
| 2003 | 4,100,500 | +31% | 43,774 | 93.67 |
| 2002 | 3,119,360 | −0.8% | 41,096 | 75.90 |
| 2001 | 3,144,591 | −11% | 40,608 | 77.44 |
| 2000 | 3,524,355 | −4.4% | 51,018 | 69.08 |
| 1999 | 3,687,118 | +6.6% | 55,655 | 66.25 |
| 1998 | 3,459,191 | −7.8% | 53,256 | 64.95 |
| 1997 | 3,750,809 | +2.8% | 52,015 | 72.11 |
| 1996 | 3,649,909 | +14% | 49,784 | 73.31 |
| 1995 | 3,198,091 | +23% | 44,624 | 71.67 |
| 1994 | 2,593,364 | +16% | 41,626 | 62.30 |
| 1993 | 2,243,636 | −12% | 37,724 | 59.48 |
| 1992 | 2,563,100 | −6.7% | 41,860 | 61.23 |
| 1991 | 2,746,500 | +15% | 41,300 | 66.50 |
| 1990 | 2,391,600 | +7.5% | 39,200 | 61.01 |
| 1989 | 2,225,000 | +9.9% | 32,480 | 68.50 |
| 1988 | 2,025,370 | −15% | 33,950 | 59.66 |
| 1987 | 2,377,670 | −6.0% | 40,950 | 58.06 |
| 1986 | 2,529,760 | +7.9% | 42,792 | 59.12 |
| 1985 | 2,343,700 | −18% | 42,798 | 54.76 |
| 1984 | 2,842,080 | +4.7% | 43,400 | 65.49 |
| 1983 | 2,714,525 | −4.0% | 45,400 | 59.79 |
| 1982 | 2,826,671 | +17% | 44,030 | 64.20 |
| 1981 | 2,424,315 | +11% | 39,462 | 61.43 |
| 1980 | 2,175,068 | −21% | 37,164 | 58.53 |
| 1979 | 2,741,663 | +0.3% | 39,727 | 69.01 |
| 1978 | 2,733,961 | +2.5% | 40,170 | 68.06 |
| 1977 | 2,666,466 | +13% | 39,660 | 67.23 |
| 1976 | 2,358,186 | +3.5% | 42,610 | 55.34 |
| 1975 | 2,277,595 | +5.8% | 35,080 | 64.93 |
| 1974 | 2,153,622 | +23% | 35,430 | 60.79 |
| 1973 | 1,753,293 | −9.3% | 32,925 | 53.25 |
| 1972 | 1,932,496 | −2.6% | 32,161 | 60.09 |
| 1971 | 1,984,791 | +6.6% | 32,406 | 61.25 |
| 1970 | 1,861,714 | +6.4% | 33,376 | 55.78 |
| 1969 | 1,750,389 | +6.4% | 30,015 | 58.32 |
| 1968 | 1,645,567 | +4.8% | 26,972 | 61.01 |
| 1967 | 1,570,462 | +22% | 25,406 | 61.81 |
| 1966 | 1,291,748 | −7.7% | 25,256 | 51.15 |
| 1965 | 1,400,000 | 0.0% | 25,000 | 56.00 |
| 1964 | 1,400,000 | +17% | 25,000 | 56.00 |
| 1963 | 1,200,000 | −7.7% | 24,000 | 50.00 |
| 1962 | 1,300,000 | −0.6% | 24,500 | 53.06 |
| 1961 | 1,307,534 | — | 26,000 | 50.29 |
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.