Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0309 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Nepal stood at 0.0309 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.0419 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0285 ha per person, in 1979.
Nepal ranks 41st of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0419 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.041 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0404 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0399 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0404 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0394 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0354 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0354 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0356 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0358 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0345 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0343 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0341 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0338 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0326 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0314 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0307 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0306 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0285 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0294 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0299 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0313 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0302 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0339 ha per person | +12.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0352 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0351 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0369 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0387 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0394 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0388 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0376 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0376 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0357 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0355 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0356 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0349 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0342 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0337 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0333 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0334 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0331 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0326 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0326 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0321 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0323 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.032 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0325 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0322 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0322 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.032 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.033 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0316 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0308 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0336 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0317 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0319 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0321 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.034 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0331 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0331 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0332 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0332 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0317 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0309 ha per person | -2.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.0309 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0135 ha per person, 2.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.0309 ha per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0056 ha per person, 5.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0388 ha per person | 0.0354 ha per person | 0.0419 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0326 ha per person | 0.0285 ha per person | 0.0358 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.034 ha per person | 0.0294 ha per person | 0.0394 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0357 ha per person | 0.0333 ha per person | 0.0388 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0325 ha per person | 0.032 ha per person | 0.0334 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0324 ha per person | 0.0308 ha per person | 0.034 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0324 ha per person | 0.0309 ha per person | 0.0332 ha per person | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2156 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Nepal?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Nepal was 0.0309 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0419 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0285 ha per person in 1979.
- How does Nepal rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 41st out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.