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 66th of 101 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.
Cotton yields in Nepal, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1991 | 0.7222 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6997 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7374 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9142 tonnes per hectare | +24.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7182 tonnes per hectare | -21.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7201 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6846 tonnes per hectare | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3034 tonnes per hectare | -55.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5364 tonnes per hectare | +76.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6054 tonnes per hectare | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4044 tonnes per hectare | -33.2% |
| 2002 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +263.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5169 tonnes per hectare | -64.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8125 tonnes per hectare | +57.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | -26.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9661 tonnes per hectare | +61.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.92 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.59 tonnes per hectare | -35.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9008 tonnes per hectare | +52.7% |
| 2011 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9852 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8571 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +18.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8902 tonnes per hectare | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9644 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9918 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9856 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9804 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9859 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.9859 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.31 tonnes per hectare, 75% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +263.6% | 0.4044 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare |
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
- 63 Turkmenistan 1.03 tonnes per hectare compare
- 64 Mali 1.03 tonnes per hectare compare
- 65 Taiwan 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 67 South Korea 0.9786 tonnes per hectare compare
- 68 Guinea 0.972 tonnes per hectare compare
- 69 Dominican Republic 0.9565 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 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 66th out of 101 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.