Rice — Gross Production Index Number in Nepal
Nepal: Rice — Gross Production Index Number was 124.78 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice — Gross Production Index Number in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — gross production index number in Nepal is 124.78, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — gross production index number in Nepal peaked at 124.78 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.4, in 1982.
That places Nepal 37th out of 106 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.
Rice — Gross Production Index Number in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 44.17 | — |
| 1962 | 44.17 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 44.19 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 46.12 | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 46.24 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 42.06 | -9.0% |
| 1967 | 44.41 | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 45.64 | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 46.96 | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 48.28 | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 49.11 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 42.12 | -14.2% |
| 1973 | 50.62 | +20.2% |
| 1974 | 51.38 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 54.58 | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 50 | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 47.82 | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 49.01 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 43.16 | -11.9% |
| 1980 | 51.63 | +19.6% |
| 1981 | 53.64 | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 38.4 | -28.4% |
| 1983 | 57.77 | +50.4% |
| 1984 | 56.77 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 58.76 | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 49.7 | -15.4% |
| 1987 | 62.48 | +25.7% |
| 1988 | 68.79 | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 71.02 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 73.38 | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 54.16 | -26.2% |
| 1992 | 73.24 | +35.2% |
| 1993 | 60.89 | -16.9% |
| 1994 | 74.99 | +23.2% |
| 1995 | 77.75 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 76.29 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 77.52 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 80.34 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 88.35 | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 87.26 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 86.59 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 86.59 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 93.36 | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 89.88 | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 88.2 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 77.12 | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 90.08 | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 94.78 | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 84.31 | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 93.45 | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 106.28 | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 94.38 | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 105.75 | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 100.33 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 90.08 | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 109.59 | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 107.95 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 117.54 | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 116.31 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 117.79 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 107.5 | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 114.96 | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 119.94 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 124.78 | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.88 | 42.06 | 46.96 | 9 |
| 1970s | 48.61 | 42.12 | 54.58 | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.9 | 38.4 | 71.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.69 | 54.16 | 88.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.82 | 77.12 | 94.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.17 | 90.08 | 117.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.99 | 107.5 | 124.78 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — gross production index number in Nepal?
- Rice — gross production index number in Nepal was 124.78 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — gross production index number recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 124.78 in 2024.
- What is the lowest rice — gross production index number recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4 in 1982.
- How does Nepal rank for rice — gross production index number?
- Nepal ranks 37th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — gross production index number rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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, published as part of Rice — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.