Cereal production in Nepal
Nepal: Cereal production was 11.53 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11.53 million tonnes
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
36th
of 186 countries
All-time high
11.53 million tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
3.13 million tonnes
in 1966
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal production in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 11.53 million tonnes for cereal production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Nepal peaked at 11.53 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.13 million tonnes, in 1966.
That places Nepal 36th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal production in Nepal, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.17 million tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 3.18 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 3.18 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 3.28 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 3.33 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 3.13 million tonnes | -6.3% |
| 1967 | 3.17 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 3.29 million tonnes | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 3.42 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 3.56 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 3.45 million tonnes | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 3.22 million tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 3.71 million tonnes | +15.3% |
| 1974 | 3.76 million tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 3.85 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 3.73 million tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 3.53 million tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 3.65 million tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 3.19 million tonnes | -12.5% |
| 1980 | 3.79 million tonnes | +18.8% |
| 1981 | 3.93 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 3.22 million tonnes | -18.1% |
| 1983 | 4.31 million tonnes | +33.8% |
| 1984 | 4.31 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.37 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 4.00 million tonnes | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 4.76 million tonnes | +19.0% |
| 1988 | 5.31 million tonnes | +11.5% |
| 1989 | 5.67 million tonnes | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 5.85 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 4.88 million tonnes | -16.5% |
| 1992 | 5.81 million tonnes | +19.1% |
| 1993 | 5.18 million tonnes | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 6.05 million tonnes | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 6.21 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 6.31 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 6.41 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 6.52 million tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 6.97 million tonnes | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 7.06 million tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 7.09 million tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 7.22 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 7.69 million tonnes | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 7.59 million tonnes | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 7.69 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 7.14 million tonnes | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 7.96 million tonnes | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 8.30 million tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 7.62 million tonnes | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 8.21 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 9.23 million tonnes | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 8.89 million tonnes | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 9.12 million tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 9.30 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 8.78 million tonnes | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 9.55 million tonnes | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 9.68 million tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 10.51 million tonnes | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 10.57 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 11.01 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 10.63 million tonnes | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 11.13 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 11.15 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 11.53 million tonnes | +3.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 11.53 million tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.95 million tonnes, 5.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 11.53 million tonnes is above the median for South Asia, which is 8.23 million tonnes, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +33.8% | 3.22 million tonnes | 4.31 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.24 million tonnes | 3.13 million tonnes | 3.42 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.56 million tonnes | 3.19 million tonnes | 3.85 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.37 million tonnes | 3.22 million tonnes | 5.67 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.02 million tonnes | 4.88 million tonnes | 6.97 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.54 million tonnes | 7.06 million tonnes | 8.30 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.38 million tonnes | 8.21 million tonnes | 10.57 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.09 million tonnes | 10.63 million tonnes | 11.53 million tonnes | 5 |
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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 cereal production in Nepal?
- Cereal production in Nepal was 11.53 million tonnes 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 cereal production recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 11.53 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.13 million tonnes in 1966.
- How does Nepal rank for cereal production?
- Nepal ranks 36th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.