Coffee bean yields in Nepal
Nepal: Coffee bean yields was 0.1164 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.1164 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
80th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.3344 tonnes per hectare
in 2008
All-time low
0.1061 tonnes per hectare
in 2022
Years of data
30
1995–2024
Coffee bean yields in Nepal, 1995–2024
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 0.1164 tonnes per hectare for coffee bean yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee bean yields in Nepal peaked at 0.3344 tonnes per hectare in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1061 tonnes per hectare, in 2022.
That places Nepal 80th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Coffee bean yields in Nepal, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.125 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1996 | 0.1318 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1423 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2059 tonnes per hectare | +44.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1625 tonnes per hectare | -21.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2293 tonnes per hectare | +41.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2099 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2332 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2461 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2357 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2319 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2335 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3297 tonnes per hectare | +41.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3344 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.175 tonnes per hectare | -47.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1861 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2295 tonnes per hectare | +23.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2388 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2091 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 0.225 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1947 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2032 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1761 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1936 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.192 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1261 tonnes per hectare | -34.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1338 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1061 tonnes per hectare | -20.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1078 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1164 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.1164 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5325 tonnes per hectare, 22% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1535 tonnes per hectare | 0.125 tonnes per hectare | 0.2059 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2459 tonnes per hectare | 0.175 tonnes per hectare | 0.3344 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2048 tonnes per hectare | 0.1761 tonnes per hectare | 0.2388 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.118 tonnes per hectare | 0.1061 tonnes per hectare | 0.1338 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 77 Comoros 0.1423 tonnes per hectare compare
- 78 New Caledonia 0.1382 tonnes per hectare compare
- 79 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1203 tonnes per hectare compare
- 81 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0557 tonnes per hectare compare
- 82 Suriname 0.0213 tonnes per hectare 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 coffee bean yields in Nepal?
- Coffee bean yields in Nepal was 0.1164 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 coffee bean yields recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3344 tonnes per hectare in 2008.
- What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1061 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- How does Nepal rank for coffee bean yields?
- Nepal ranks 80th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee bean yields rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coffee bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.