Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Nepal
Nepal: Wheat — Gross Production Index Number was 109.13 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 109.13 for wheat — gross production index number in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — gross production index number in Nepal peaked at 117.16 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.76, in 1965.
Nepal ranks 41st of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Gross Production Index Number in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.24 | — |
| 1962 | 7.4 | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 7.38 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 7.43 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 6.76 | -9.0% |
| 1966 | 7.88 | +16.6% |
| 1967 | 8.52 | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 10.99 | +29.0% |
| 1969 | 12.48 | +13.6% |
| 1970 | 14.19 | +13.7% |
| 1971 | 10.37 | -26.9% |
| 1972 | 11.97 | +15.4% |
| 1973 | 16.75 | +39.9% |
| 1974 | 16.53 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 17.74 | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 20.75 | +17.0% |
| 1977 | 19.4 | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 22.05 | +13.7% |
| 1979 | 22.26 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 23.59 | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 25.58 | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 28.2 | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 35.2 | +24.8% |
| 1984 | 33.97 | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 28.61 | -15.8% |
| 1986 | 32.06 | +12.1% |
| 1987 | 37.59 | +17.2% |
| 1988 | 39.92 | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 44.5 | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 45.84 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 44.82 | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 40.85 | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 41.01 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 48.19 | +17.5% |
| 1995 | 49 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 54.31 | +10.8% |
| 1997 | 57.47 | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 53.65 | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 58.25 | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 63.45 | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 62.08 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 67.45 | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 72.07 | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 74.37 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 77.33 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 74.74 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 81.23 | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 84.28 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 72.05 | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 83.45 | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 93.6 | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 98.98 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 92.61 | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 100.96 | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 105.92 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 93.12 | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 100.75 | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 104.49 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 107.53 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 117.16 | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 114.05 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 114.98 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 112.51 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 109.13 | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.45 | 6.76 | 12.48 | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.2 | 10.37 | 22.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.92 | 23.59 | 44.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.34 | 40.85 | 58.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.91 | 62.08 | 84.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.14 | 83.45 | 107.53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.57 | 109.13 | 117.16 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — gross production index number in Nepal?
- Wheat — gross production index number in Nepal was 109.13 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — gross production index number recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 117.16 in 2020.
- What is the lowest wheat — gross production index number recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.76 in 1965.
- How does Nepal rank for wheat — gross production index number?
- Nepal ranks 41st out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — gross production index number rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 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.