India vs Nepal: Rice yields
India
4.31 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Nepal
4.19 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
India rank
53rd
Nepal rank
55th
Rice yields over time
- India
- Nepal
How they compare
India currently reports 4.31 tonnes per hectare against 4.19 tonnes per hectare in Nepal, a difference of 0.12 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nepal ahead.
India ranks 53rd and Nepal ranks 55th of 124 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Nepal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 0.4193 tonnes per hectare | Nepal |
| 1970s | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 0.1518 tonnes per hectare | Nepal |
| 1980s | 2.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 0.2112 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 1990s | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | 2.39 tonnes per hectare | 0.3541 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2000s | 3.08 tonnes per hectare | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | 0.3367 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2010s | 3.7 tonnes per hectare | 3.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.3195 tonnes per hectare | India |
| 2020s | 4.23 tonnes per hectare | 3.85 tonnes per hectare | 0.3761 tonnes per hectare | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice yields, India or Nepal?
- India, at 4.31 tonnes per hectare against 4.19 tonnes per hectare in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rice yields between India and Nepal?
- 0.12 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 rice yields?
- India ranks 53rd and Nepal ranks 55th of 124 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 Rice 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.