Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0071 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.0071 ha per person for potatoes — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.0074 ha per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 ha per person, in 1964.
Nepal ranks 10th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.004 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0039 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0039 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0029 ha per person | -25.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0038 ha per person | +31.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0037 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0037 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0036 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0036 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0037 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0038 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0039 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0039 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0039 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0039 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0038 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0036 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0034 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0033 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0033 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0031 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0032 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0035 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0034 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0037 ha per person | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0039 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0041 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0043 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0043 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0043 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0042 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0041 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0041 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0041 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0044 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0047 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0048 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0047 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0049 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.005 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0052 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0053 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0055 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0055 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0056 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0057 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0057 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0058 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0067 ha per person | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0068 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0066 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0069 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0071 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0074 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0071 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0072 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0069 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.007 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0068 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0065 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0067 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0067 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0069 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0071 ha per person | +3.9% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.0071 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0014 ha per person, 4.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.0071 ha per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0026 ha per person, 2.7× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +31.6% | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person |
| 1964 | -25.3% | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.0049 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0056 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 0.0067 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.007 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person | 0.0074 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0068 ha per person | 0.0065 ha per person | 0.0071 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 7 Rwanda 0.0073 ha per person compare
- 8 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0072 ha per person compare
- 9 Turkmenistan 0.0072 ha per person compare
- 11 North Macedonia 0.0066 ha per person compare
- 12 Tajikistan 0.006 ha per person compare
- 13 Kazakhstan 0.0058 ha per person compare
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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Nepal?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Nepal was 0.0071 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0074 ha per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 ha per person in 1964.
- How does Nepal rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 10th out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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 Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.