Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nepal
Nepal: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 10.04 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
10.04 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
8th
of 120 countries
All-time high
10.91 ha per square kilometre
in 1999
All-time low
7.61 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nepal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 10.04 ha per square kilometre for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nepal peaked at 10.91 ha per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.61 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Nepal 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nepal, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.61 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 7.62 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 7.62 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7.7 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 7.77 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 7.69 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 8.07 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 8.13 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 8.2 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 8.27 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 8.4 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 7.97 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 8.58 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 8.67 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 8.78 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 8.82 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 8.84 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 8.83 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 8.77 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 8.92 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 9.07 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 8.85 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 9.33 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 9.63 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 9.73 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 9.32 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 9.95 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 10.14 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 10.02 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 10.18 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 8.83 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1992 | 10.14 ha per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1993 | 9.57 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 10.47 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 10.57 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 10.53 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 10.59 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 10.85 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 10.91 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 10.58 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 10.78 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 10.78 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.88 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 10.76 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 10.81 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 10.04 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 10.81 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 10.85 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 10.33 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 10.44 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 10.68 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 9.91 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 10.37 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 9.94 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 9.51 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 10.83 ha per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 10.25 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 10.41 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 10.18 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 10.28 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 10.31 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 10.1 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 10.04 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 10.04 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2899 ha per square kilometre, 34.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 10.04 ha per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 16.2 ha per square kilometre, 62% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.82 ha per square kilometre | 7.61 ha per square kilometre | 8.2 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.59 ha per square kilometre | 7.97 ha per square kilometre | 8.84 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.5 ha per square kilometre | 8.85 ha per square kilometre | 10.14 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.26 ha per square kilometre | 8.83 ha per square kilometre | 10.91 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.66 ha per square kilometre | 10.04 ha per square kilometre | 10.88 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.25 ha per square kilometre | 9.51 ha per square kilometre | 10.83 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.18 ha per square kilometre | 10.04 ha per square kilometre | 10.31 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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- 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)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nepal?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nepal was 10.04 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 10.91 ha per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.61 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nepal rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Nepal ranks 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.