Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Nepal
Nepal: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production was 97,322 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Nepal stood at 97,322 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Nepal peaked at 110,105 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21,575 t, in 1965.
Nepal ranks 87th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Nepal, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 28,020 t | — |
| 1962 | 28,080 t | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 28,255 t | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 28,462 t | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 21,575 t | -24.2% |
| 1966 | 21,610 t | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 23,675 t | +9.6% |
| 1968 | 22,410 t | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 23,395 t | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 24,650 t | +5.4% |
| 1971 | 24,336 t | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 25,425 t | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 26,107 t | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 27,564 t | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 27,665 t | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 28,615 t | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 25,882 t | -9.6% |
| 1978 | 32,117 t | +24.1% |
| 1979 | 36,650 t | +14.1% |
| 1980 | 25,448 t | -30.6% |
| 1981 | 30,945 t | +21.6% |
| 1982 | 32,358 t | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 29,977 t | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 33,472 t | +11.7% |
| 1985 | 36,115 t | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 36,678 t | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 38,518 t | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 43,079 t | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 43,769 t | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 42,634 t | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 39,723 t | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 37,398 t | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 39,290 t | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 44,375 t | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 48,300 t | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 47,466 t | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 48,467 t | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 45,043 t | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 48,719 t | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 48,980 t | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 52,835 t | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 53,986 t | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 51,189 t | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 53,499 t | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 57,066 t | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 56,152 t | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 54,883 t | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 54,142 t | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 54,529 t | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 61,218 t | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 69,901 t | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 67,687 t | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 67,985 t | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 69,199 t | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 77,811 t | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 78,422 t | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 78,311 t | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 91,062 t | +16.3% |
| 2019 | 104,180 t | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 103,729 t | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 106,092 t | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 110,105 t | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 101,343 t | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 97,322 t | -4.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 97,322 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 107,439 t, 91% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 97,322 t is below the median for South Asia, which is 173,864 t, 56% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,054 t | 21,575 t | 28,462 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 27,901 t | 24,336 t | 36,650 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 35,036 t | 25,448 t | 43,769 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 44,141 t | 37,398 t | 48,719 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 53,726 t | 48,980 t | 57,066 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 76,578 t | 61,218 t | 104,180 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 103,718 t | 97,322 t | 110,105 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More agriculture & rural data for Nepal
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0626 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.8409 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1232 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Nepal?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Nepal was 97,322 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 110,105 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,575 t in 1965.
- How does Nepal rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production?
- Nepal ranks 87th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.