India vs Nepal: Corn yields
India
3.54 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nepal
3.49 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
India rank
87th
Nepal rank
89th
Corn yields over time
- India
- Nepal
How they compare
India currently reports 3.54 tonnes per hectare against 3.49 tonnes per hectare in Nepal, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nepal ahead.
India ranks 87th and Nepal ranks 89th of 171 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 0.8883 tonnes per hectare | Nepal |
| 1970s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 0.6562 tonnes per hectare | Nepal |
| 1980s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 0.201 tonnes per hectare | Nepal |
| 1990s | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 0.0392 tonnes per hectare | Nepal |
| 2000s | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | 0.0219 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2010s | 2.7 tonnes per hectare | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.2245 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2020s | 3.35 tonnes per hectare | 3.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.1813 tonnes per hectare | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, India or Nepal?
- India, at 3.54 tonnes per hectare against 3.49 tonnes per hectare in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between India and Nepal?
- 0.05 tonnes per hectare, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nepal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do India and Nepal rank globally for corn yields?
- India ranks 87th and Nepal ranks 89th of 171 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Corn yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.