Sugar cane yields in Nepal
Nepal: Sugar cane yields was 49.79 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
49.79 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
64th
of 110 countries
All-time high
53.71 tonnes per hectare
in 2016
All-time low
14.18 tonnes per hectare
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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.
Sugar cane yields in Nepal, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 18.6 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1963 | 20.76 tonnes per hectare | +11.6% |
| 1964 | 14.18 tonnes per hectare | -31.7% |
| 1965 | 14.58 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 16.84 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 1967 | 16.33 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 15.4 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 15.4 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 15.98 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 16.38 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 16.2 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 16.5 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 16.81 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 16.54 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 16.78 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 17.31 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 16.92 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 16.82 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 17.18 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 20.02 tonnes per hectare | +16.6% |
| 1982 | 23.44 tonnes per hectare | +17.1% |
| 1983 | 24.25 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 22.39 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 23.36 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 24.27 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 24.75 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 27.59 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 1989 | 30.56 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 31.37 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 33.55 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 34.52 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 35.64 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 37.87 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 34.42 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 35 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 35.14 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 35.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 36.58 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 36.19 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 37.22 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 37.8 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 38.78 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 38.79 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40.22 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 39.68 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 40.61 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 39.48 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 40.52 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 42.5 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 43.15 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 45.45 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 45.44 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 45.65 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 45.99 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 53.71 tonnes per hectare | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 45.26 tonnes per hectare | -15.7% |
| 2018 | 45.26 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49.67 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 49.59 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 49.48 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 50.5 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 49.82 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 49.79 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 49.79 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 59.24 tonnes per hectare, 84% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 49.79 tonnes per hectare is above the median for South Asia, which is 44.92 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane yields in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | -31.7% | 20.76 tonnes per hectare | 14.18 tonnes per hectare |
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
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.