Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.0629 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Nepal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Nepal is 0.0629 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.125 tonnes per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1964.
Nepal ranks 156th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -51.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1967 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | — |
| 1970 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1972 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1974 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | — |
| 1977 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +95.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +486.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +347.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | +23.4% |
| 1983 | 0.005 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -67.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -58.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +54.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0036 tonnes per person | +234.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +32.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -82.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -69.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +930.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +28.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | -32.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | +59.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -51.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -31.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | +236.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0087 tonnes per person | +135.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -74.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -32.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | +198.4% |
| 2004 | 0.003 tonnes per person | -32.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | +141.5% |
| 2007 | 0.012 tonnes per person | +46.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | -54.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0065 tonnes per person | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0183 tonnes per person | +180.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0207 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0278 tonnes per person | +34.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0381 tonnes per person | +37.1% |
| 2014 | 0.055 tonnes per person | +44.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0521 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0592 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0609 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0704 tonnes per person | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0618 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0878 tonnes per person | +42.1% |
| 2021 | 0.125 tonnes per person | +42.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0683 tonnes per person | -45.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0629 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.0629 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1155 tonnes per person, 54% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.0629 tonnes per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0634 tonnes per person, 99% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +930.5% | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person |
| 1979 | +486.1% | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0029 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.005 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0055 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.012 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0464 tonnes per person | 0.0183 tonnes per person | 0.0704 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.086 tonnes per person | 0.0629 tonnes per person | 0.125 tonnes per person | 4 |
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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Nepal?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Nepal was 0.0629 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.125 tonnes per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1964.
- How does Nepal rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 156th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.