Cigarettes — Import quantity in Nepal
Nepal: Cigarettes — Import quantity was 16.59 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cigarettes — Import quantity in Nepal, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 16.59 t for cigarettes — import quantity in 2023.
That represents a change of up 125.7% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cigarettes — import quantity in Nepal peaked at 41 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.68 t, in 2018.
That places Nepal 144th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Cigarettes — Import quantity in Nepal, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 41 t | — |
| 2011 | 29 t | -29.3% |
| 2012 | 29 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 29 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 36.02 t | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 29.35 t | -18.5% |
| 2016 | 21.47 t | -26.8% |
| 2017 | 15.67 t | -27.0% |
| 2018 | 6.68 t | -57.4% |
| 2019 | 13.16 t | +97.0% |
| 2020 | 8.88 t | -32.5% |
| 2021 | 15.72 t | +77.0% |
| 2022 | 7.35 t | -53.2% |
| 2023 | 16.59 t | +125.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 16.59 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 251.9 t, 7% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 16.59 t is below the median for South Asia, which is 166.72 t, 10% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.04 t | 6.68 t | 41 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.13 t | 7.35 t | 16.59 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 141 Zimbabwe 26.37 t compare
- 142 Sao Tome and Principe 24.35 t compare
- 143 Marshall Islands 21.49 t compare
- 145 Algeria 12.22 t compare
- 146 Saint Kitts and Nevis 9.87 t compare
- 147 Nauru 9.36 t compare
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 cigarettes — import quantity in Nepal?
- Cigarettes — import quantity in Nepal was 16.59 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cigarettes — import quantity recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 41 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest cigarettes — import quantity recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.68 t in 2018.
- How does Nepal rank for cigarettes — import quantity?
- Nepal ranks 144th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cigarettes — import quantity rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cigarettes — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.