Sugar cane yields in Nepal
Nepal: Sugar cane yields was 49.79 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar cane yields in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, sugar cane yields in Nepal stood at 49.79 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Nepal peaked at 53.71 tonnes per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.18 tonnes per hectare, in 1964.
Nepal ranks 64th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.9 tonnes per hectare | 14.18 tonnes per hectare | 20.76 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.62 tonnes per hectare | 15.98 tonnes per hectare | 17.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.78 tonnes per hectare | 17.18 tonnes per hectare | 30.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.93 tonnes per hectare | 31.37 tonnes per hectare | 37.87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.93 tonnes per hectare | 36.19 tonnes per hectare | 40.61 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.21 tonnes per hectare | 42.5 tonnes per hectare | 53.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.84 tonnes per hectare | 49.48 tonnes per hectare | 50.5 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More agriculture & rural data for Nepal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.6% (2025)
- Rural population 9.77 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 33.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.33 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane yields in Nepal?
- Sugar cane yields in Nepal was 49.79 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar cane yields recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 53.71 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.18 tonnes per hectare in 1964.
- How does Nepal rank for sugar cane yields?
- Nepal ranks 64th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar cane yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.