Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.2643 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Nepal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Nepal is 0.2643 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.2643 kg per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0792 kg per person, in 1964.
Nepal ranks 9th of 137 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1069 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1049 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1058 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0792 kg per person | -25.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1076 kg per person | +35.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1027 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1044 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.097 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0963 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0993 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1032 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1061 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1042 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1058 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1047 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1022 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0954 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 0.091 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0895 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0882 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.084 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0877 kg per person | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0979 kg per person | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0959 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.104 kg per person | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1034 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1084 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1221 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1249 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1254 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1266 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1238 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1222 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1242 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1313 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1389 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1449 kg per person | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1389 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1494 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1548 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.163 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.172 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1761 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1805 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1852 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1957 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.195 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2002 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2322 kg per person | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2369 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2334 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2415 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2503 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2607 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2442 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2532 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2442 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2587 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2556 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.247 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2571 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2575 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2643 kg per person | +2.6% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.2643 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0631 kg per person, 4.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.2643 kg per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1178 kg per person, 2.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +35.9% | 0.0792 kg per person | 0.1076 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1005 kg per person | 0.0792 kg per person | 0.1076 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1001 kg per person | 0.0895 kg per person | 0.1061 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1016 kg per person | 0.084 kg per person | 0.1249 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1326 kg per person | 0.1222 kg per person | 0.1494 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1855 kg per person | 0.1548 kg per person | 0.2322 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2479 kg per person | 0.2334 kg per person | 0.2607 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2565 kg per person | 0.247 kg per person | 0.2643 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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 potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Nepal?
- Potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Nepal was 0.2643 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2643 kg per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0792 kg per person in 1964.
- How does Nepal rank for potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita?
- Nepal ranks 9th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — 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.
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — 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.