Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nepal
Nepal: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.89 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nepal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 1.89 ha per square kilometre for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nepal peaked at 2.01 ha per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8462 ha per square kilometre, in 1966.
Nepal ranks 66th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nepal, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.972 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.979 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.986 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.9157 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.9278 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.8462 ha per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1967 | 0.8741 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.8741 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.9161 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.9371 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.9686 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.986 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9929 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9423 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1979 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.9939 ha per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1981 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9923 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1986 | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1987 | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 1.47 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 1.43 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 1.62 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 1.59 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.55 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.52 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.6 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.55 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.55 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.55 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.6 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 1.74 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 1.71 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.62 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.79 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 1.69 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 1.66 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 2.01 ha per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2020 | 1.99 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.97 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 2 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.89 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9212 ha per square kilometre | 0.8462 ha per square kilometre | 0.986 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | 0.9371 ha per square kilometre | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | 0.9923 ha per square kilometre | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.51 ha per square kilometre | 1.39 ha per square kilometre | 1.62 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 ha per square kilometre | 1.6 ha per square kilometre | 2.01 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.96 ha per square kilometre | 1.89 ha per square kilometre | 2 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nepal?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nepal was 1.89 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8462 ha per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Nepal rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Nepal ranks 66th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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 Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — 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.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — 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
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — 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.