Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.8806 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Nepal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in Nepal stood at 0.8806 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.919 kg per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4028 kg per person, in 1979.
That places Nepal 34th out of 146 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7857 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.7699 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.7605 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.75 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.7414 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.7049 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6262 kg per person | -11.2% |
| 1968 | 0.6282 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.6372 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.6508 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5907 kg per person | -9.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6165 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.601 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5966 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5396 kg per person | -9.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5518 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5103 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1978 | 0.5022 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4028 kg per person | -19.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4803 kg per person | +19.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4779 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4609 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4674 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5008 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5212 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5104 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5242 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5921 kg per person | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6362 kg per person | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6338 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6071 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6256 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5768 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5869 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5866 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5837 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5671 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5729 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5563 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5705 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.583 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5823 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5927 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5909 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6225 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6219 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6435 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6549 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.6656 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6409 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7004 kg per person | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7235 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.67 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7566 kg per person | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7085 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7295 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7476 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8326 kg per person | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8356 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8691 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8982 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.919 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8806 kg per person | -4.2% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.8806 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4472 kg per person, 2.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.8806 kg per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.2203 kg per person, 4.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7116 kg per person | 0.6262 kg per person | 0.7857 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5562 kg per person | 0.4028 kg per person | 0.6508 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5171 kg per person | 0.4609 kg per person | 0.6362 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5897 kg per person | 0.5563 kg per person | 0.6338 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6128 kg per person | 0.5705 kg per person | 0.6656 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7345 kg per person | 0.6409 kg per person | 0.8356 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8917 kg per person | 0.8691 kg per person | 0.919 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 31 Ghana 0.9606 kg per person compare
- 32 Kyrgyzstan 0.9063 kg per person compare
- 33 Belarus 0.8945 kg per person compare
- 35 Burkina Faso 0.8695 kg per person compare
- 36 Uruguay 0.8192 kg per person compare
- 37 Mozambique 0.8087 kg per person compare
More climate change data for Nepal
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 14.93 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,890 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,588 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 699.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,853 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,263 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,590 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.76 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in Nepal?
- Maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in Nepal was 0.8806 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.919 kg per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4028 kg per person in 1979.
- How does Nepal rank for maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita?
- Nepal ranks 34th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.