Almond yields in Nepal
Nepal: Almond yields was 0.4881 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Almond yields in Nepal, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.4881 tonnes per hectare for almond yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, almond yields in Nepal peaked at 1 tonnes per hectare in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.3944 tonnes per hectare, in 2012.
That places Nepal 46th out of 50 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Almond yields in Nepal, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1999 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8182 tonnes per hectare | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7273 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -31.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3944 tonnes per hectare | -21.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6913 tonnes per hectare | +75.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6743 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5206 tonnes per hectare | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5969 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5839 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5363 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5439 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5304 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5107 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5094 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4988 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4881 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.4881 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.44 tonnes per hectare, 34% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Almond yields in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +75.3% | 0.3944 tonnes per hectare | 0.6913 tonnes per hectare |
| 2011 | -31.3% | 0.7273 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9818 tonnes per hectare | 0.8182 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5769 tonnes per hectare | 0.3944 tonnes per hectare | 0.7273 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5075 tonnes per hectare | 0.4881 tonnes per hectare | 0.5304 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More agriculture & rural data for Nepal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2156 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 331.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7937 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.33 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is almond yields in Nepal?
- Almond yields in Nepal was 0.4881 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest almond yields recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1 tonnes per hectare in 1998.
- What is the lowest almond yields recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3944 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- How does Nepal rank for almond yields?
- Nepal ranks 46th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is almond yields rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Almond yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.