Stimulants — Food supply in Nepal
Nepal: Stimulants — Food supply was 20,724 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Stimulants — Food supply in Nepal, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stimulants — food supply in Nepal is 20,724 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.1% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stimulants — food supply in Nepal peaked at 36,245 million Kcal in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11,338 million Kcal, in 2010.
Nepal ranks 131st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Stimulants — Food supply in Nepal, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11,338 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 12,138 million Kcal | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 12,306 million Kcal | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 15,122 million Kcal | +22.9% |
| 2014 | 17,110 million Kcal | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 14,724 million Kcal | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 20,061 million Kcal | +36.2% |
| 2017 | 36,245 million Kcal | +80.7% |
| 2018 | 17,860 million Kcal | -50.7% |
| 2019 | 23,917 million Kcal | +33.9% |
| 2020 | 21,767 million Kcal | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 29,323 million Kcal | +34.7% |
| 2022 | 28,029 million Kcal | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 20,724 million Kcal | -26.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 20,724 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21,993 million Kcal, 94% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 20,724 million Kcal is below the median for South Asia, which is 32,512 million Kcal, 64% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18,082 million Kcal | 11,338 million Kcal | 36,245 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,961 million Kcal | 20,724 million Kcal | 29,323 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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 stimulants — food supply in Nepal?
- Stimulants — food supply in Nepal was 20,724 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest stimulants — food supply recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 36,245 million Kcal in 2017.
- What is the lowest stimulants — food supply recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,338 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Nepal rank for stimulants — food supply?
- Nepal ranks 131st out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stimulants — food supply rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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 Stimulants — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.