Rice — Crop residues in Nepal

Nepal: Rice — Crop residues was 85.90 million kg in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
85.90 million kg
World rank
16th
of 115 countries
All-time high
85.90 million kg
in 2050
All-time low
36.56 million kg
in 1966
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Rice — Crop residues in Nepal, 1961–2050

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.

Analysis

Nepal recorded 85.90 million kg for rice — crop residues in 2050. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Over the whole period, rice — crop residues in Nepal peaked at 85.90 million kg in 2050 and was at its lowest, 36.56 million kg, in 1966.

Nepal ranks 16th of 115 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Rice — Crop residues in Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Crop residues (N content) in Nepal, 1961 to 2050.
Year kg Change
1961 37.11 million kg
1962 37.15 million kg +0.1%
1963 37.15 million kg +0.0%
1964 38.08 million kg +2.5%
1965 38.31 million kg +0.6%
1966 36.56 million kg -4.6%
1967 38.46 million kg +5.2%
1968 39.06 million kg +1.6%
1969 39.77 million kg +1.8%
1970 40.43 million kg +1.7%
1971 41.09 million kg +1.6%
1972 37.35 million kg -9.1%
1973 42.15 million kg +12.9%
1974 42.67 million kg +1.2%
1975 44.16 million kg +3.5%
1976 42.58 million kg -3.6%
1977 41.82 million kg -1.8%
1978 42.23 million kg +1.0%
1979 39.91 million kg -5.5%
1980 43.45 million kg +8.9%
1981 44.59 million kg +2.6%
1982 38.35 million kg -14.0%
1983 46.84 million kg +22.1%
1984 47.28 million kg +1.0%
1985 48.29 million kg +2.1%
1986 43.84 million kg -9.2%
1987 50.28 million kg +14.7%
1988 53.13 million kg +5.7%
1989 53.62 million kg +0.9%
1990 54.92 million kg +2.4%
1991 44.13 million kg -19.6%
1992 54.78 million kg +24.1%
1993 48.64 million kg -11.2%
1994 56.31 million kg +15.8%
1995 57.60 million kg +2.3%
1996 56.97 million kg -1.1%
1997 57.58 million kg +1.1%
1998 59.32 million kg +3.0%
1999 62.45 million kg +5.3%
2000 61.23 million kg -2.0%
2001 61.51 million kg +0.5%
2002 61.51 million kg -0.0%
2003 64.29 million kg +4.5%
2004 62.67 million kg -2.5%
2005 62.19 million kg -0.8%
2006 56.00 million kg -10.0%
2007 62.89 million kg +12.3%
2008 64.75 million kg +3.0%
2009 59.46 million kg -8.2%
2010 63.13 million kg +6.2%
2011 68.53 million kg +8.6%
2012 62.02 million kg -9.5%
2013 67.49 million kg +8.8%
2014 64.31 million kg -4.7%
2015 59.33 million kg -7.7%
2016 70.16 million kg +18.3%
2017 67.97 million kg -3.1%
2018 71.94 million kg +5.8%
2019 70.85 million kg -1.5%
2020 71.68 million kg +1.2%
2021 67.95 million kg -5.2%
2022 70.16 million kg +3.3%
2023 71.82 million kg +2.4%
2030 72.30 million kg +0.7%
2050 85.90 million kg +18.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 37.96 million kg 36.56 million kg 39.77 million kg 9
1970s 41.44 million kg 37.35 million kg 44.16 million kg 10
1980s 46.97 million kg 38.35 million kg 53.62 million kg 10
1990s 55.27 million kg 44.13 million kg 62.45 million kg 10
2000s 61.65 million kg 56.00 million kg 64.75 million kg 10
2010s 66.57 million kg 59.33 million kg 71.94 million kg 10
2020s 70.40 million kg 67.95 million kg 71.82 million kg 4
2030s 72.30 million kg 72.30 million kg 72.30 million kg 1
2050s 85.90 million kg 85.90 million kg 85.90 million kg 1

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 13 Pakistan 170.51 million kg compare
  2. 14 Madagascar 104.02 million kg compare
  3. 15 Egypt 92.70 million kg compare
  4. 17 Japan 83.38 million kg compare
  5. 18 Republic of Korea 50.89 million kg compare
  6. 19 Guinea 49.41 million kg compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — crop residues in Nepal?
Rice — crop residues in Nepal was 85.90 million kg in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — crop residues recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 85.90 million kg in 2050.
What is the lowest rice — crop residues recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 36.56 million kg in 1966.
How does Nepal rank for rice — crop residues?
Nepal ranks 16th out of 115 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this Nepal data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Crop residues (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice — Crop residues (N content)
Unit
kg
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
164 places, 9,807 data points, 1961–2050
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).