Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nepal
Nepal: Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 10.04 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nepal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nepal is 10.04 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nepal peaked at 10.91 ha per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.61 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Nepal ranks 8th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Nepal, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.61 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 7.62 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 7.62 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 7.7 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 7.77 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 7.69 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 8.07 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 8.13 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 8.2 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 8.27 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 8.4 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 7.97 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 8.58 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 8.67 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 8.78 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 8.82 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 8.84 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 8.83 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 8.77 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 8.92 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 9.07 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 8.85 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 9.33 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 9.63 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 9.73 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 9.32 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 9.95 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 10.14 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 10.02 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 10.18 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 8.83 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1992 | 10.14 ha per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1993 | 9.57 ha per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 10.47 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 10.57 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 10.53 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 10.59 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 10.85 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 10.91 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 10.58 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 10.78 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 10.78 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.88 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 10.76 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 10.81 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 10.04 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 10.81 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 10.85 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 10.33 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 10.44 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 10.68 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 9.91 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 10.37 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 9.94 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 9.51 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 10.83 ha per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 10.25 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 10.41 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 10.18 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 10.28 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 10.31 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 10.11 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 10.04 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 10.04 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2892 ha per square kilometre, 34.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 10.04 ha per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 16.09 ha per square kilometre, 62% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.82 ha per square kilometre | 7.61 ha per square kilometre | 8.2 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.59 ha per square kilometre | 7.97 ha per square kilometre | 8.84 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.5 ha per square kilometre | 8.85 ha per square kilometre | 10.14 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.26 ha per square kilometre | 8.83 ha per square kilometre | 10.91 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.66 ha per square kilometre | 10.04 ha per square kilometre | 10.88 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.25 ha per square kilometre | 9.51 ha per square kilometre | 10.83 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.18 ha per square kilometre | 10.04 ha per square kilometre | 10.31 ha per square kilometre | 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 rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nepal?
- Rice — area harvested, per square kilometre in Nepal was 10.04 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 10.91 ha per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.61 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nepal rank for rice — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Nepal ranks 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Rice — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.