Wheat yields in Nepal
Nepal: Wheat yields was 2.99 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.99 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
68th
of 126 countries
All-time high
3.09 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
0.8466 tonnes per hectare
in 1971
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Wheat yields in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 2.99 tonnes per hectare for wheat yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat yields in Nepal peaked at 3.09 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8466 tonnes per hectare, in 1971.
That places Nepal 68th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wheat yields in Nepal, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -15.5% |
| 1969 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 0.8466 tonnes per hectare | -27.8% |
| 1972 | 0.9332 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 1973 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +29.1% |
| 1974 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1975 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -11.8% |
| 1978 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1979 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -12.1% |
| 1986 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +18.0% |
| 1995 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | -13.1% |
| 2010 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 2017 | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 2.76 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 2.99 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.67 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.8466 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 2.85 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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 wheat yields in Nepal?
- Wheat yields in Nepal was 2.99 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wheat yields recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.09 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest wheat yields recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8466 tonnes per hectare in 1971.
- How does Nepal rank for wheat yields?
- Nepal ranks 68th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat yields rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wheat yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.