Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Nepal
Nepal: Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested was 275 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Nepal, 1998–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Nepal is 275 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Nepal peaked at 534 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 168 ha, in 1998.
Nepal ranks 75th of 84 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Nepal, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 168 ha | — |
| 1999 | 250 ha | +48.8% |
| 2000 | 185 ha | -26.0% |
| 2001 | 171 ha | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 171 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 172 ha | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 173 ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 173 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 174 ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 174 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 174 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 177 ha | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 176 ha | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 247 ha | +40.3% |
| 2012 | 208 ha | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 197 ha | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 192 ha | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 534 ha | +178.1% |
| 2016 | 375 ha | -29.8% |
| 2017 | 348 ha | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 322 ha | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 327 ha | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 327 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 327 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 334 ha | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 315 ha | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 275 ha | -12.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 275 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17,687 ha, 2% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 275 ha is below the median for South Asia, which is 26,320 ha, 1% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +178.1% | 192 ha | 534 ha |
| 1999 | +48.8% | 168 ha | 250 ha |
| 2011 | +40.3% | 176 ha | 247 ha |
| 2016 | -29.8% | 534 ha | 375 ha |
| 2000 | -26.0% | 250 ha | 185 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 209 ha | 168 ha | 250 ha | 2 |
| 2000s | 174.4 ha | 171 ha | 185 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 292.6 ha | 176 ha | 534 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 315.6 ha | 275 ha | 334 ha | 5 |
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 coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Nepal?
- Coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Nepal was 275 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 534 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 168 ha in 1998.
- How does Nepal rank for coconuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Nepal ranks 75th out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coconuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. 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 Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.