Cereal yields in Nepal
Nepal: Cereal yields was 3.52 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields 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 per hectare.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 3.52 tonnes per hectare for cereal yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Nepal peaked at 3.52 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.38 tonnes per hectare, in 1982.
Nepal ranks 87th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 2.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | 2.15 tonnes per hectare | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | 3.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | 3.52 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More agriculture & rural data for Nepal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.6% (2025)
- Rural population 9.77 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 33.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.33 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in Nepal?
- Cereal yields in Nepal was 3.52 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 cereal yields recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.52 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 tonnes per hectare in 1982.
- How does Nepal rank for cereal yields?
- Nepal ranks 87th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.