Maize (corn) — Production, per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Maize (corn) — Production, per capita was 0.1077 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Production, per capita in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — production, per capita in Nepal is 0.1077 t per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — production, per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.1077 t per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0379 t per person, in 1979.
Nepal ranks 32nd of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Production, per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0817 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0801 t per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0791 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.078 t per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0766 t per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0722 t per person | -5.7% |
| 1967 | 0.064 t per person | -11.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0642 t per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0653 t per person | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.067 t per person | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0597 t per person | -10.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0633 t per person | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0613 t per person | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0609 t per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0539 t per person | -11.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0562 t per person | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0511 t per person | -9.2% |
| 1978 | 0.05 t per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0379 t per person | -24.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0478 t per person | +26.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0472 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0441 t per person | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0456 t per person | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.048 t per person | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.05 t per person | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0486 t per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0494 t per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0575 t per person | +16.4% |
| 1989 | 0.063 t per person | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 0.063 t per person | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0601 t per person | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0626 t per person | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0571 t per person | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0586 t per person | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0585 t per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0585 t per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0567 t per person | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0577 t per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0558 t per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0576 t per person | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0595 t per person | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0596 t per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0611 t per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0611 t per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0652 t per person | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0653 t per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0679 t per person | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0696 t per person | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0711 t per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0679 t per person | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0753 t per person | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0792 t per person | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0725 t per person | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0825 t per person | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0771 t per person | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0798 t per person | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0821 t per person | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0925 t per person | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0934 t per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0979 t per person | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1017 t per person | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1045 t per person | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1002 t per person | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1077 t per person | +7.5% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.1077 t per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0376 t per person, 2.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.1077 t per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0271 t per person, 4.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0735 t per person | 0.064 t per person | 0.0817 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0561 t per person | 0.0379 t per person | 0.067 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0501 t per person | 0.0441 t per person | 0.063 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0589 t per person | 0.0558 t per person | 0.063 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0638 t per person | 0.0576 t per person | 0.0711 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0802 t per person | 0.0679 t per person | 0.0934 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1024 t per person | 0.0979 t per person | 0.1077 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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 maize (corn) — production, per capita in Nepal?
- Maize (corn) — production, per capita in Nepal was 0.1077 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — production, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1077 t per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — production, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0379 t per person in 1979.
- How does Nepal rank for maize (corn) — production, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 32nd out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — production, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. 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) — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Production 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) — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Production 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) — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.