China vs Nicaragua: Coffee production by world region
China
114,000 tonnes
in 2024
Nicaragua
143,337 tonnes
in 2023
China rank
16th
Nicaragua rank
15th
Coffee production by world region over time
- China
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 143,337 tonnes against 114,000 tonnes in China, a difference of 29,337 tonnes.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.3 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.
China ranks 16th and Nicaragua ranks 15th of 84 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,656 tonnes | 30,356 tonnes | 27,700 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 4,570 tonnes | 47,648 tonnes | 43,078 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 7,330 tonnes | 49,877 tonnes | 42,547 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 4,562 tonnes | 52,916 tonnes | 48,354 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 27,029 tonnes | 78,357 tonnes | 51,329 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 102,960 tonnes | 108,444 tonnes | 5,484 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 109,500 tonnes | 158,372 tonnes | 48,872 tonnes | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher coffee production by world region, China or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 143,337 tonnes against 114,000 tonnes in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in coffee production by world region between China and Nicaragua?
- 29,337 tonnes, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Nicaragua?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Nicaragua rank globally for coffee production by world region?
- China ranks 16th and Nicaragua ranks 15th of 84 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Coffee production by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.