Yields of important staple crops in Nepal
Nepal: Yields of important staple crops was 2.99 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.99
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
68th
of 125 countries
All-time high
3.09
in 2020
All-time low
0.8466
in 1971
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yields of important staple crops in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yields of important staple crops in Nepal is 2.99, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of important staple crops in Nepal peaked at 3.09 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8466, in 1971.
That places Nepal 68th out of 125 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.21 | 1.07 | 1.26 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.09 | 0.8466 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.28 | 1.18 | 1.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.47 | 1.25 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.01 | 1.79 | 2.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 | 2.13 | 2.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.01 | 2.99 | 3.09 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Nepal
- Agriculture share gdp 21.56 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 21.56 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2022)
- Rural population 33.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 9.77 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 3.34 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of important staple crops in Nepal?
- Yields of important staple crops in Nepal was 2.99 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of important staple crops recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.09 in 2020.
- What is the lowest yields of important staple crops recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8466 in 1971.
- How does Nepal rank for yields of important staple crops?
- Nepal ranks 68th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of important staple crops 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of important staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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