Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Nepal

Nepal: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0485 ha per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0485 ha per person
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
12th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.1054 ha per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0485 ha per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Nepal, 1961–2023

00.0250.050.0750.1196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.

Analysis

In 2023, rice — area harvested, per capita in Nepal stood at 0.0485 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.1054 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0485 ha per person, in 2023.

Nepal ranks 12th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Nepal, 1961 to 2023.
Year ha per person Change
1961 0.1054 ha per person
1962 0.1036 ha per person -1.7%
1963 0.1016 ha per person -1.9%
1964 0.1006 ha per person -1.0%
1965 0.0994 ha per person -1.1%
1966 0.0964 ha per person -3.0%
1967 0.0991 ha per person +2.7%
1968 0.0976 ha per person -1.5%
1969 0.0964 ha per person -1.2%
1970 0.0951 ha per person -1.4%
1971 0.0945 ha per person -0.6%
1972 0.0878 ha per person -7.1%
1973 0.0924 ha per person +5.3%
1974 0.0914 ha per person -1.1%
1975 0.0905 ha per person -0.9%
1976 0.089 ha per person -1.7%
1977 0.0872 ha per person -2.0%
1978 0.0851 ha per person -2.4%
1979 0.0826 ha per person -3.0%
1980 0.082 ha per person -0.7%
1981 0.0814 ha per person -0.7%
1982 0.0776 ha per person -4.7%
1983 0.0799 ha per person +3.0%
1984 0.0806 ha per person +0.8%
1985 0.0796 ha per person -1.2%
1986 0.0746 ha per person -6.2%
1987 0.078 ha per person +4.5%
1988 0.0778 ha per person -0.2%
1989 0.0752 ha per person -3.4%
1990 0.0745 ha per person -0.9%
1991 0.063 ha per person -15.5%
1992 0.0704 ha per person +11.7%
1993 0.0646 ha per person -8.2%
1994 0.0689 ha per person +6.7%
1995 0.0679 ha per person -1.4%
1996 0.0662 ha per person -2.5%
1997 0.0652 ha per person -1.5%
1998 0.0655 ha per person +0.4%
1999 0.0647 ha per person -1.3%
2000 0.0618 ha per person -4.4%
2001 0.0619 ha per person +0.2%
2002 0.061 ha per person -1.5%
2003 0.0607 ha per person -0.5%
2004 0.0593 ha per person -2.4%
2005 0.0589 ha per person -0.6%
2006 0.0542 ha per person -8.0%
2007 0.0578 ha per person +6.7%
2008 0.0576 ha per person -0.3%
2009 0.0545 ha per person -5.4%
2010 0.0547 ha per person +0.4%
2011 0.0558 ha per person +1.9%
2012 0.0516 ha per person -7.5%
2013 0.0539 ha per person +4.5%
2014 0.0515 ha per person -4.4%
2015 0.049 ha per person -4.9%
2016 0.0555 ha per person +13.4%
2017 0.0525 ha per person -5.5%
2018 0.0531 ha per person +1.3%
2019 0.0513 ha per person -3.4%
2020 0.0509 ha per person -0.9%
2021 0.0501 ha per person -1.5%
2022 0.0488 ha per person -2.7%
2023 0.0485 ha per person -0.6%

Nepal compared with similar countries

  • Nepal's 0.0485 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0056 ha per person, 8.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Nepal's 0.0485 ha per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0485 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1 ha per person 0.0964 ha per person 0.1054 ha per person 9
1970s 0.0895 ha per person 0.0826 ha per person 0.0951 ha per person 10
1980s 0.0787 ha per person 0.0746 ha per person 0.082 ha per person 10
1990s 0.0671 ha per person 0.063 ha per person 0.0745 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0588 ha per person 0.0542 ha per person 0.0619 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0529 ha per person 0.049 ha per person 0.0558 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0496 ha per person 0.0485 ha per person 0.0509 ha per person 4

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 9 Madagascar 0.0664 ha per person compare
  2. 10 Guinea-Bissau 0.0557 ha per person compare
  3. 11 Sri Lanka 0.0528 ha per person compare
  4. 13 Liberia 0.0437 ha per person compare
  5. 14 Uruguay 0.0434 ha per person compare
  6. 15 Philippines 0.0419 ha per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — area harvested, per capita in Nepal?
Rice — area harvested, per capita in Nepal was 0.0485 ha per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 0.1054 ha per person in 1961.
What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0485 ha per person in 2023.
How does Nepal rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
Nepal ranks 12th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nepal data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
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Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.