Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Nepal
Nepal: Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 102.37 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — gross per capita production index number in Nepal is 102.37, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross per capita production index number in Nepal peaked at 112.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.82, in 1965.
Nepal ranks 44th of 115 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.
Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19.51 | — |
| 1962 | 19.56 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 19.12 | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 18.87 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 16.82 | -10.9% |
| 1966 | 19.21 | +14.2% |
| 1967 | 20.35 | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 25.67 | +26.1% |
| 1969 | 28.53 | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 31.74 | +11.3% |
| 1971 | 22.69 | -28.5% |
| 1972 | 25.62 | +12.9% |
| 1973 | 35.1 | +37.0% |
| 1974 | 33.89 | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 35.56 | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 40.7 | +14.5% |
| 1977 | 37.21 | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 41.33 | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 40.76 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 42.18 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 44.69 | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 48.12 | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 58.67 | +21.9% |
| 1984 | 55.31 | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 45.54 | -17.7% |
| 1986 | 49.91 | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 57.28 | +14.8% |
| 1988 | 59.57 | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 64.95 | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 65.3 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 62.21 | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 55.13 | -11.4% |
| 1993 | 53.86 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 61.72 | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 61.27 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 66.42 | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 68.84 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 63.02 | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 67.15 | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 71.9 | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 69.21 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 74.06 | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 78.03 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 79.51 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 81.75 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 78.25 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 84.34 | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 86.85 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 73.75 | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 84.89 | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 94.79 | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 99.98 | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 93.36 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 101.48 | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 105.88 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 92.64 | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 100.04 | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 103.5 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 105.26 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 112.5 | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 107.62 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 107.62 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 105.38 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 102.37 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.85 | 16.82 | 28.53 | 9 |
| 1970s | 34.46 | 22.69 | 41.33 | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.62 | 42.18 | 64.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.49 | 53.86 | 68.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.77 | 69.21 | 86.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.18 | 84.89 | 105.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.1 | 102.37 | 112.5 | 5 |
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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)
- 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 wheat — gross per capita production index number in Nepal?
- Wheat — gross per capita production index number in Nepal was 102.37 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — gross per capita production index number recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 112.5 in 2020.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross per capita production index number recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.82 in 1965.
- How does Nepal rank for wheat — gross per capita production index number?
- Nepal ranks 44th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 Wheat — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.