Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Nepal
Nepal: Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 17.3 % in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Nepal, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Nepal is 17.3 %, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and up 116.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Nepal peaked at 19.1 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9 %, in 2001.
That places Nepal 121st out of 172 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.36 % | 0.9 % | 4.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.16 % | 6.3 % | 18.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2 % | 17.3 % | 19.1 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 118 Austria 20.4 % compare
- 119 Madagascar 19.9 % compare
- 120 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 19 % compare
- 122 Nigeria 16.3 % compare
- 123 Bangladesh 16 % compare
- 124 Indonesia 15.7 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nepal
- Agriculture share gdp 21.56 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 21.56 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2022)
- Rural population 33.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 9.77 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 3.34 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Nepal?
- Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Nepal was 17.3 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 % in 2001.
- How does Nepal rank for cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Nepal ranks 121st out of 172 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.