Onions — Food supply in Nepal
Nepal: Onions — Food supply was 53,056 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Onions — Food supply in Nepal, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for onions — food supply in Nepal is 53,056 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 23.7% on the previous year and up 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions — food supply in Nepal peaked at 69,576 million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19,902 million Kcal, in 2011.
Nepal ranks 72nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Onions — Food supply in Nepal, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 24,162 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 19,902 million Kcal | -17.6% |
| 2012 | 35,167 million Kcal | +76.7% |
| 2013 | 31,648 million Kcal | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 33,363 million Kcal | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 34,234 million Kcal | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 46,427 million Kcal | +35.6% |
| 2017 | 44,920 million Kcal | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 47,496 million Kcal | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 55,414 million Kcal | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 23,634 million Kcal | -57.3% |
| 2021 | 46,794 million Kcal | +98.0% |
| 2022 | 69,576 million Kcal | +48.7% |
| 2023 | 53,056 million Kcal | -23.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 53,056 million Kcal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22,803 million Kcal, 2.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 53,056 million Kcal is below the median for South Asia, which is 94,885 million Kcal, 56% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37,273 million Kcal | 19,902 million Kcal | 55,414 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,265 million Kcal | 23,634 million Kcal | 69,576 million Kcal | 4 |
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 onions — food supply in Nepal?
- Onions — food supply in Nepal was 53,056 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions — food supply recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 69,576 million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest onions — food supply recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,902 million Kcal in 2011.
- How does Nepal rank for onions — food supply?
- Nepal ranks 72nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is onions — food supply rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.6%. 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 Onions — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.