Rice — Production in Nepal
Nepal: Rice — Production was 5.72 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice — Production in Nepal, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — production in Nepal is 5.72 million t, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — production in Nepal peaked at 5.72 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.83 million t, in 1982.
Nepal ranks 14th of 133 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Production in Nepal, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.11 million t | — |
| 1962 | 2.11 million t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.11 million t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2.20 million t | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 2.21 million t | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 2.01 million t | -9.0% |
| 1967 | 2.12 million t | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 2.18 million t | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 2.24 million t | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 2.30 million t | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 2.34 million t | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 2.01 million t | -14.2% |
| 1973 | 2.42 million t | +20.2% |
| 1974 | 2.45 million t | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 2.60 million t | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 2.39 million t | -8.4% |
| 1977 | 2.28 million t | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 2.34 million t | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 2.06 million t | -11.9% |
| 1980 | 2.46 million t | +19.6% |
| 1981 | 2.56 million t | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 1.83 million t | -28.4% |
| 1983 | 2.76 million t | +50.4% |
| 1984 | 2.71 million t | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 2.80 million t | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 2.37 million t | -15.4% |
| 1987 | 2.98 million t | +25.7% |
| 1988 | 3.28 million t | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 3.39 million t | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 3.50 million t | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 2.58 million t | -26.2% |
| 1992 | 3.50 million t | +35.2% |
| 1993 | 2.91 million t | -16.9% |
| 1994 | 3.58 million t | +23.1% |
| 1995 | 3.71 million t | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 3.64 million t | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 3.70 million t | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 3.83 million t | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 4.22 million t | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 4.16 million t | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 4.13 million t | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 4.13 million t | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.46 million t | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 4.29 million t | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 4.21 million t | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 3.68 million t | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 4.30 million t | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 4.52 million t | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 4.02 million t | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 4.46 million t | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 5.07 million t | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 4.50 million t | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 5.05 million t | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 4.79 million t | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 4.30 million t | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 5.23 million t | +21.7% |
| 2017 | 5.15 million t | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 5.61 million t | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 5.55 million t | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 5.62 million t | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 5.13 million t | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 5.49 million t | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 5.72 million t | +4.3% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 5.72 million t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 292,369 t, 19.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 5.72 million t is above the median for South Asia, which is 5.72 million t, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +50.4% | 1.83 million t | 2.76 million t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.14 million t | 2.01 million t | 2.24 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.32 million t | 2.01 million t | 2.60 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.72 million t | 1.83 million t | 3.39 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.52 million t | 2.58 million t | 4.22 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.19 million t | 3.68 million t | 4.52 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.97 million t | 4.30 million t | 5.61 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.49 million t | 5.13 million t | 5.72 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 11 Brazil 10.29 million t compare
- 11 Türkiye 900,000 t compare
- 12 Japan 10.14 million t compare
- 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 722,370 t compare
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 698,544 t compare
- 13 Nigeria 8.90 million t compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 83,000 t compare
- 15 Egypt 5.60 million t compare
- 15 Melanesia 10,803 t compare
- 16 Madagascar 5.12 million t compare
- 16 Micronesia (Federated States of) 181.54 t compare
- 16 Micronesia 181.54 t compare
- 17 Republic of Korea 4.90 million t 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 rice — production in Nepal?
- Rice — production in Nepal was 5.72 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — production recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.72 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest rice — production recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.83 million t in 1982.
- How does Nepal rank for rice — production?
- Nepal ranks 14th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — production rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.