Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Nepal
Nepal: Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 116.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 116.7 for cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in Nepal peaked at 116.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.34, in 1982.
Nepal ranks 25th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 98.94 | — |
| 1962 | 97.28 | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 95.44 | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 96.87 | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 96.41 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 87.67 | -9.1% |
| 1967 | 88.25 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 89.57 | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 90.72 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 92.01 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 88.79 | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 78.72 | -11.3% |
| 1973 | 90.23 | +14.6% |
| 1974 | 89.43 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 90.94 | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 84.59 | -7.0% |
| 1977 | 78.6 | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 79.14 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 67.96 | -14.1% |
| 1980 | 78.8 | +16.0% |
| 1981 | 79.91 | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 61.34 | -23.2% |
| 1983 | 83.18 | +35.6% |
| 1984 | 80.73 | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 80.51 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 70.3 | -12.7% |
| 1987 | 83.42 | +18.7% |
| 1988 | 90.69 | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 93.85 | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 94.5 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 74.13 | -21.6% |
| 1992 | 89 | +20.1% |
| 1993 | 75.81 | -14.8% |
| 1994 | 87.64 | +15.6% |
| 1995 | 88.05 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 86.69 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 86.31 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 86.54 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 91.66 | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 90.48 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 89 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 88.84 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 93.63 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 90.56 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 89.87 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 81.14 | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 90.87 | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 94.34 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 85.12 | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 92.04 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 103.27 | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 96.97 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 101.89 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 101.33 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 93.94 | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 104.73 | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 105.14 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 113.81 | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 112.53 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 114.05 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 106.45 | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 111.18 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 112.73 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 116.7 | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.46 | 87.67 | 98.94 | 9 |
| 1970s | 84.04 | 67.96 | 92.01 | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.27 | 61.34 | 93.85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.03 | 74.13 | 94.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.39 | 81.14 | 94.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.57 | 92.04 | 113.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.22 | 106.45 | 116.7 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in Nepal?
- Cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number in Nepal was 116.7 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 116.7 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.34 in 1982.
- How does Nepal rank for cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number?
- Nepal ranks 25th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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, published as part of Cereals, primary — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.