Dates — Food supply in Nepal
Nepal: Dates — Food supply was 0.04 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Dates — Food supply in Nepal, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, dates — food supply in Nepal stood at 0.04 kcal/cap/d.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 300.0% on the previous year and down 90.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dates — food supply in Nepal peaked at 1.67 kcal/cap/d in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 kcal/cap/d, in 2018.
That places Nepal 138th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Dates — Food supply in Nepal, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.35 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 0.36 kcal/cap/d | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.27 kcal/cap/d | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 0.41 kcal/cap/d | +51.9% |
| 2014 | 0.34 kcal/cap/d | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 0.36 kcal/cap/d | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.44 kcal/cap/d | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 0.23 kcal/cap/d | -47.7% |
| 2018 | 0 kcal/cap/d | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2020 | 1.67 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2021 | 0.18 kcal/cap/d | -89.2% |
| 2022 | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | -94.4% |
| 2023 | 0.04 kcal/cap/d | +300.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.04 kcal/cap/d is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.07 kcal/cap/d, 57% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.04 kcal/cap/d is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.28 kcal/cap/d, 3% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.276 kcal/cap/d | 0 kcal/cap/d | 0.44 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.475 kcal/cap/d | 0.01 kcal/cap/d | 1.67 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 138 Micronesia 0.04 kcal/cap/d compare
- 138 Dominican Republic 0.04 kcal/cap/d compare
- 138 Melanesia 0.04 kcal/cap/d 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 dates — food supply in Nepal?
- Dates — food supply in Nepal was 0.04 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dates — food supply recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 kcal/cap/d in 2020.
- What is the lowest dates — food supply recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kcal/cap/d in 2018.
- How does Nepal rank for dates — food supply?
- Nepal ranks 138th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dates — food supply rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Dates — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.