Lentils, dry — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Nepal
Nepal: Lentils, dry — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 60.86 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lentils, dry — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lentils, dry — gross per capita production index number in Nepal is 60.86, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 23.7% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lentils, dry — gross per capita production index number in Nepal peaked at 107.13 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 34.88, in 1961.
That places Nepal 39th out of 50 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Lentils, dry — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 34.88 | — |
| 1962 | 35.33 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 35.74 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 35.03 | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 39.07 | +11.5% |
| 1966 | 38.78 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 38.48 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 38.15 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 37.82 | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 37.48 | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 37.13 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 37.25 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 37.33 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 37.39 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 37.43 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 37.45 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 37.84 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 37.77 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 37.28 | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 37.17 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 36.31 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 37.29 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 40.65 | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 36.6 | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 39.43 | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 40.41 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 47.32 | +17.1% |
| 1988 | 39.97 | -15.5% |
| 1989 | 46.04 | +15.2% |
| 1990 | 46.08 | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 43 | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 41.77 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 58.5 | +40.1% |
| 1994 | 59.31 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 52.92 | -10.8% |
| 1996 | 61.08 | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 63.23 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 56.57 | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 64.7 | +14.4% |
| 2000 | 66.02 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 67.68 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 69.12 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 68.88 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 71.96 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 72.08 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 70.16 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 72.54 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 70.45 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 64.15 | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 65.49 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 88.88 | +35.7% |
| 2012 | 89.22 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 97.05 | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 96.72 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 96.48 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 106.8 | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 107.13 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 104.84 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 104.31 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 107.07 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 98.52 | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 100.18 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 79.79 | -20.4% |
| 2024 | 60.86 | -23.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.03 | 34.88 | 39.07 | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.44 | 37.13 | 37.84 | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.12 | 36.31 | 47.32 | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.72 | 41.77 | 64.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.3 | 64.15 | 72.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.69 | 65.49 | 107.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.28 | 60.86 | 107.07 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is lentils, dry — gross per capita production index number in Nepal?
- Lentils, dry — gross per capita production index number in Nepal was 60.86 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lentils, dry — gross per capita production index number recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 107.13 in 2017.
- What is the lowest lentils, dry — gross per capita production index number recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.88 in 1961.
- How does Nepal rank for lentils, dry — gross per capita production index number?
- Nepal ranks 39th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lentils, dry — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. 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 Lentils, dry — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.