Cassava production rose 19.5% to 267 kt in Nicaragua in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, cassava production in Nicaragua reached an all time high of 309 kt in 2012 and an all time low of 11.4 kt in 1961. When compared to Nicaragua's main peers, cassava production in Costa Rica amounted to 107 kt, 20.4 kt in El Salvador, 26.4 kt in Honduras and 26.7 kt in Mexico in 2021.
Nicaragua has been ranked 46th within the group of 78 countries we follow in terms of cassava production, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Cassava Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Belize | kt | 0.631 | 0.573 | 0.694 | 0.725 | 0.769 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | kt | 152 | 150 | 100 | 99.3 | 97.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | kt | 31.0 | 39.6 | 31.6 | 21.2 | 21.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | kt | 4.93 | 4.90 | 5.02 | 3.15 | 3.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | kt | 25.9 | 25.6 | 25.5 | 25.7 | 27.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | kt | 21.0 | 19.0 | 26.0 | 27.2 | 26.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | kt | 188 | 201 | 210 | 218 | 223 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | kt | 14.3 | 21.4 | 17.3 | 26.1 | 27.0 | ||||||||||||||||
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