India vs Nepal: Millet yields
India
1.43 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nepal
1.34 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
India rank
29th
Nepal rank
32nd
Millet yields over time
- India
- Nepal
How they compare
India currently reports 1.43 tonnes per hectare against 1.34 tonnes per hectare in Nepal, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per hectare.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nepal ahead.
India ranks 29th and Nepal ranks 32nd of 89 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Nepal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.418 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.6322 tonnes per hectare | Nepal |
| 1970s | 0.5106 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.593 tonnes per hectare | Nepal |
| 1980s | 0.5654 tonnes per hectare | 0.9688 tonnes per hectare | 0.4034 tonnes per hectare | Nepal |
| 1990s | 0.729 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.3685 tonnes per hectare | Nepal |
| 2000s | 0.8931 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.1967 tonnes per hectare | Nepal |
| 2010s | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.0806 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2020s | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 0.1335 tonnes per hectare | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher millet yields, India or Nepal?
- India, at 1.43 tonnes per hectare against 1.34 tonnes per hectare in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in millet yields between India and Nepal?
- 0.09 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 millet yields?
- India ranks 29th and Nepal ranks 32nd of 89 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 Millet yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.