Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0479 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, rice — area harvested, per capita in Nepal stood at 0.0479 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.1054 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0479 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Nepal 13th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1054 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1036 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1016 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1006 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0994 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0964 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0991 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0976 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0964 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0951 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0945 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0878 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0924 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0914 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0905 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.089 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0872 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0851 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0826 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.082 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0814 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0776 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0799 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0806 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0796 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0746 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 0.078 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0778 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0752 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0745 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.063 ha per person | -15.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0704 ha per person | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0646 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0689 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0679 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0662 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0652 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0655 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0647 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0618 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0619 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.061 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0607 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0593 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0589 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0542 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0578 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0576 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0545 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0547 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0558 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0516 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0539 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0515 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.049 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0555 ha per person | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0525 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0531 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0513 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0509 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0501 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0487 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0485 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0479 ha per person | -1.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.0479 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0058 ha per person, 8.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.0479 ha per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0479 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1 ha per person | 0.0964 ha per person | 0.1054 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0895 ha per person | 0.0826 ha per person | 0.0951 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0787 ha per person | 0.0746 ha per person | 0.082 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0671 ha per person | 0.063 ha per person | 0.0745 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0588 ha per person | 0.0542 ha per person | 0.0619 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0529 ha per person | 0.049 ha per person | 0.0558 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0492 ha per person | 0.0479 ha per person | 0.0509 ha per person | 5 |
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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 rice — area harvested, per capita in Nepal?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Nepal was 0.0479 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1054 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0479 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Nepal rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 13th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — 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
Rice — 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.