Cotton yields in Nepal
Nepal: Cotton yields was 0.9859 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cotton yields in Nepal, 1990–2024
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 0.9859 tonnes per hectare for cotton yields in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Nepal peaked at 1.47 tonnes per hectare in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.3034 tonnes per hectare, in 1998.
Nepal ranks 65th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6836 tonnes per hectare | 0.3034 tonnes per hectare | 0.9142 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7786 tonnes per hectare | 0.4044 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.97 tonnes per hectare | 0.8571 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9816 tonnes per hectare | 0.9644 tonnes per hectare | 0.9918 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 62 Turkmenistan 1.03 tonnes per hectare compare
- 63 Mali 1.03 tonnes per hectare compare
- 64 Taiwan 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 66 South Korea 0.9786 tonnes per hectare compare
- 67 Guinea 0.972 tonnes per hectare compare
- 68 Dominican Republic 0.9565 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nepal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.6% (2025)
- Rural population 9.77 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 33.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.33 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton yields in Nepal?
- Cotton yields in Nepal was 0.9859 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 cotton yields recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3034 tonnes per hectare in 1998.
- How does Nepal rank for cotton yields?
- Nepal ranks 65th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cotton 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.