Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0089 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in Nepal is 0.0089 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.0184 ha per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0089 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Nepal 48th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0168 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0167 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0184 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 1964 | 0.017 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0182 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 0.017 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1967 | 0.017 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.017 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.017 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.017 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0167 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0168 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0165 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0167 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0165 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0167 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0166 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0165 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0166 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0168 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0169 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0171 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0174 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0165 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0124 ha per person | -24.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0134 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0136 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0157 ha per person | +15.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0153 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0142 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0136 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.013 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0151 ha per person | +16.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0154 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0128 ha per person | -16.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0128 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0125 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0122 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0118 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0116 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0114 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0121 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.012 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.011 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.011 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0107 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0108 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0108 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0104 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0106 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0108 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0107 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0108 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0106 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0119 ha per person | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0118 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0118 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0113 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0118 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0118 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0115 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0114 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.01 ha per person | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0089 ha per person | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0172 ha per person | 0.0167 ha per person | 0.0184 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0166 ha per person | 0.0165 ha per person | 0.017 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0155 ha per person | 0.0124 ha per person | 0.0174 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0133 ha per person | 0.0118 ha per person | 0.0154 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0112 ha per person | 0.0104 ha per person | 0.0121 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0112 ha per person | 0.0106 ha per person | 0.0119 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0107 ha per person | 0.0089 ha per person | 0.0118 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in Nepal?
- Pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in Nepal was 0.0089 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0184 ha per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0089 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for pulses, total — area harvested, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 48th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pulses, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pulses, Total — 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.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Pulses, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Pulses, Total — 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.