Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nepal
Nepal: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 6.56 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nepal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nepal is 6.56 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nepal peaked at 6.88 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.88 ha per square kilometre, in 1967.
That places Nepal 15th out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nepal, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.02 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.01 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 3.03 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 3.06 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 3.15 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 3.15 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 2.88 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1968 | 2.95 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 3.03 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 3.12 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 3.07 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 3.12 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 3.17 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 3.2 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 3.16 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 3.11 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 3.11 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 3.18 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 3.02 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 3.2 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 3.33 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 3.57 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 3.52 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 4.05 ha per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1985 | 4.3 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 4.38 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 4.71 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 5.05 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 5.25 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 5.3 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 5.27 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 5.42 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 5.29 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 5.39 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 5.54 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 5.55 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 5.55 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5.59 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 5.61 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 5.71 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 5.75 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 5.76 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.83 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 5.82 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.93 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 5.94 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 6.07 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 6.07 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.11 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 6.11 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.32 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 6.08 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 5.93 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 6.48 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 6.16 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 6.22 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 6.28 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 6.66 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 6.56 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 6.68 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 6.83 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 6.88 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 6.56 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 6.56 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.08 ha per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 6.56 ha per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 2.47 ha per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.03 ha per square kilometre | 2.88 ha per square kilometre | 3.15 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.13 ha per square kilometre | 3.02 ha per square kilometre | 3.2 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.14 ha per square kilometre | 3.2 ha per square kilometre | 5.25 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.45 ha per square kilometre | 5.27 ha per square kilometre | 5.61 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.9 ha per square kilometre | 5.71 ha per square kilometre | 6.11 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.28 ha per square kilometre | 5.93 ha per square kilometre | 6.66 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.74 ha per square kilometre | 6.56 ha per square kilometre | 6.88 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nepal?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nepal was 6.56 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.88 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.88 ha per square kilometre in 1967.
- How does Nepal rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Nepal ranks 15th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.