Corn: Yield gap in Nepal
Nepal: Corn: Yield gap was 1.73 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in Nepal, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for corn: yield gap in Nepal is 1.73 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Nepal peaked at 3.49 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.73 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
Nepal ranks 63rd of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Corn: Yield gap in Nepal, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 3.39 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 3.18 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 3.13 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 2.94 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 2.72 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 2.67 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 1.73 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.37 tonnes per hectare, 73% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 1.73 tonnes per hectare is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.6358 tonnes per hectare, 2.7× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | 3.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 3.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | 2.26 tonnes per hectare | 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 corn: yield gap in Nepal?
- Corn: yield gap in Nepal was 1.73 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.49 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.73 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for corn: yield gap?
- Nepal ranks 63rd out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.