Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Nepal

Land under cereal production in Nepal in 2023 — 3,334,346 ha. Ranked 38 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 94.4%.

2023 3.33M ha −3.57% vs 2022
World rank 38of 180
Period maximum 3.51M ha2011
Period minimum 1.72M ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Nepal, 1961–20231.5M2M2.5M3M3.5M4M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,715,000 ha1963: 1,725,500 ha1965: 1,786,000 ha1967: 1,821,090 ha1969: 1,951,485 ha1971: 2,009,823 ha1973: 2,092,083 ha1975: 2,152,188 ha1977: 2,203,319 ha1979: 2,191,730 ha1981: 2,312,590 ha1983: 2,470,000 ha1985: 2,636,050 ha1987: 2,825,960 ha1989: 3,006,250 ha1991: 2,836,790 ha1993: 3,023,480 ha1995: 3,228,020 ha1997: 3,270,210 ha1999: 3,298,929 ha2001: 3,298,297 ha2003: 3,361,975 ha2005: 3,371,013 ha2007: 3,424,567 ha2009: 3,353,773 ha2011: 3,513,830 ha2013: 3,405,458 ha2015: 3,314,598 ha2017: 3,407,739 ha2019: 3,401,774 ha2021: 3,469,359 ha2023: 3,334,346 ha
Change over the period: +1.62M (+94.42%) Average annual rate: 1.08 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nepal

Nepal 3.33M ha
World 738M ha
South Asia 121M ha
Southern Asia computed 146M ha
Land under cereal production — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 3.33M −123,325 −3.57%
2022 3.46M −11,688 −0.34%
2021 3.47M +33,411 +0.97%
2020 3.44M +34,174 +1%
2019 3.4M −49,412 −1.43%
2018 3.45M +43,447 +1.27%
2017 3.41M −88,138 −2.52%
2016 3.5M +181,279 +5.47%
2015 3.31M −103,849 −3.04%
2014 3.42M +12,989 +0.38%
2013 3.41M +31,849 +0.94%
2012 3.37M −140,221 −3.99%
2011 3.51M +105,090 +3.08%
2010 3.41M +54,967 +1.64%
2009 3.35M −80,916 −2.36%
2008 3.43M +10,122 +0.3%
2007 3.42M +163,555 +5.02%
2006 3.26M −110,001 −3.26%
2005 3.37M +33,696 +1.01%
2004 3.34M −24,658 −0.73%
2003 3.36M +27,716 +0.83%
2002 3.33M +35,962 +1.09%
2001 3.3M +10,621 +0.32%
2000 3.29M −11,253 −0.34%
1999 3.3M +2,379 +0.07%
1998 3.3M +26,340 +0.81%
1997 3.27M +17,310 +0.53%
1996 3.25M +24,880 +0.77%
1995 3.23M +68,411 +2.17%
1994 3.16M +136,129 +4.5%
1993 3.02M −4,880 −0.16%
1992 3.03M +191,570 +6.75%
1991 2.84M −208,440 −6.84%
1990 3.05M +38,980 +1.3%
1989 3.01M +25,490 +0.86%
1988 2.98M +154,800 +5.48%
1987 2.83M +202,970 +7.74%
1986 2.62M −13,060 −0.5%
1985 2.64M +49,520 +1.91%
1984 2.59M +116,530 +4.72%
1983 2.47M +138,370 +5.93%
1982 2.33M +19,040 +0.82%
1981 2.31M +64,960 +2.89%
1980 2.25M +55,900 +2.55%
1979 2.19M −41,210 −1.85%
1978 2.23M +29,621 +1.34%
1977 2.2M +19,504 +0.89%
1976 2.18M +31,627 +1.47%
1975 2.15M +27,735 +1.31%
1974 2.12M +32,370 +1.55%
1973 2.09M +118,895 +6.03%
1972 1.97M −36,635 −1.82%
1971 2.01M +14,933 +0.75%
1970 1.99M +43,405 +2.22%
1969 1.95M +42,015 +2.2%
1968 1.91M +88,380 +4.85%
1967 1.82M +26,390 +1.47%
1966 1.79M +8,700 +0.49%
1965 1.79M +44,000 +2.53%
1964 1.74M +16,500 +0.96%
1963 1.73M +1,000 +0.06%
1962 1.72M +9,500 +0.55%
1961 1.72M

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.