Nicaragua

General information GNI per capita at PPP$, 2011: 3,730 Internal renewable water resources, 2011: 189.7 km3/year Incoming water flow, 2011: 7.0 km3/year Main food consumed, 2009: milk, maize, fruits, rice, sugar, wheat, meat, beans Rice consumption, 2009: 43.5 kg milled rice per person per year

Production seasons   Planting Harvesting Main-Highland June Oct-Nov Main-Irrigated Jan-Feb Apr-Nov

Write-up taken from the IRRI's Rice Almanac (2013):

Nicaragua, a small country of 130,370 km² in Central America, faces the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. Much of the interior is mountainous and volcanic. The bulk of the population of 5.87 million (2011) lives on the western side of the country. Arable land is 15.8% of the land area. Agriculture is undertaken by 15% of the workforce and makes up 20% of GDP (2011).

Source: FAOSTAT database online and AQUASTAT database online, as of November 2012.

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