Maize (corn) production in Nicaragua

Maize (corn) production in Nicaragua was 355,856 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 6.6% from 2022.

2023, tonnes355,856

Change on 2022-6.6%

Series high588,5992003

Series low130,8001972

Next release: Thursday, 31 December 2026, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Maize (corn) production in Nicaragua, 1961 to 2023

tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.

All 63 values

Period	tonnes
2023	355,856
2022	380,992
2021	375,726
2020	371,148
2019	400,146
2018	395,223
2017	408,415
2016	410,622
2015	291,383
2014	360,503
2013	493,449
2012	465,293
2011	504,079
2010	456,974
2009	522,024
2008	423,881
2007	486,672
2006	501,890
2005	555,595
2004	443,730
2003	588,599
2002	499,455
2001	419,863
2000	412,195
1999	290,777
1998	300,469
1997	264,068
1996	322,877
1995	330,845
1994	241,310
1993	284,364
1992	252,000
1991	198,900
1990	293,030
1989	302,310
1988	283,400
1987	216,365
1986	192,396
1985	207,800
1984	204,869
1983	163,411
1982	190,495
1981	193,154
1980	181,605
1979	172,700
1978	254,150
1977	181,330
1976	201,080
1975	192,105
1974	203,044
1973	191,190
1972	130,800
1971	242,700
1970	236,200
1969	233,700
1968	215,900
1967	202,300
1966	176,000
1965	171,300
1964	158,100
1963	142,378
1962	149,900
1961	140,200

Nicaragua compared with nearby places

Under 1M
1M to 5M
5M and over
No data

Maize (corn) production, 2023, tonnes. Nicaragua is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

Countries by maize (corn) production 175 places
EU countries by maize (corn) production 26 places

Definition

Quantity of maize (corn) harvested dry for grain produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

Green maize and maize cut for forage are not included. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

Report a problem with this figure

How to cite

FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510) (Maize (corn) production, Nicaragua, 1961 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

MLA 9

Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510), Maize (corn) production, Nicaragua, 1961 to 2023. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/nicaragua. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Maize (corn) production, Nicaragua, 1961 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/nicaragua.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510), Maize (corn) production, Nicaragua, 1961 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/nicaragua (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{food_maize_corn_production_nicaragua_2023,
  author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510): Maize (corn) production, Nicaragua, 1961 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/nicaragua. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}

RIS

TY  - DATA
AU  - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
TI  - Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510): Maize (corn) production, Nicaragua, 1961 to 2023
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/12/31
PB  - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip
L2  - https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/nicaragua
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/nicaragua.
N1  - Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.
ER  -

Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Embed code

<iframe src="https://invokely.ai/embed/maize-production/nicaragua" width="760" height="440" title="Maize (corn) production, Nicaragua, chart from Invokely" loading="lazy" style="border:0;width:100%;max-width:760px" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin"></iframe>

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

What is the latest maize (corn) production in Nicaragua? Cite the source.

get_value {"indicator":"maize_production","place":"ni"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/value?indicator=maize_production&place=ni

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

What is the maize (corn) production in Nicaragua?

Maize (corn) production in Nicaragua was 355,856 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 6.6% from 2022.

Where does this figure come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest maize (corn) production in Nicaragua?

588,599 tonnes in 2003, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

Maize (corn) production in other countries

Related statistics for Nicaragua

All statistics for Nicaragua | Nicaragua in figures