Potato yields in Nepal
Nepal: Potato yields was 16.65 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, potato yields in Nepal stood at 16.65 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Nepal peaked at 17.2 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.1 tonnes per hectare, in 1986.
That places Nepal 102nd out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.05 tonnes per hectare | 5.61 tonnes per hectare | 6.98 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.62 tonnes per hectare | 5.16 tonnes per hectare | 5.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.18 tonnes per hectare | 5.1 tonnes per hectare | 7.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.64 tonnes per hectare | 8.06 tonnes per hectare | 9.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.72 tonnes per hectare | 9.64 tonnes per hectare | 13.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.11 tonnes per hectare | 13.13 tonnes per hectare | 16.05 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.87 tonnes per hectare | 16.65 tonnes per hectare | 17.2 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 99 Vietnam 17.11 tonnes per hectare compare
- 100 Bosnia and Herzegovina 16.96 tonnes per hectare compare
- 101 Bulgaria 16.83 tonnes per hectare compare
- 103 North Macedonia 16.62 tonnes per hectare compare
- 104 Ecuador 16.16 tonnes per hectare compare
- 105 Philippines 16.11 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nepal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.6% (2025)
- Rural population 9.77 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 33.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.33 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Nepal?
- Potato yields in Nepal was 16.65 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1 tonnes per hectare in 1986.
- How does Nepal rank for potato yields?
- Nepal ranks 102nd out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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 (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.