Agriculture & Rural in Nepal

31 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Nepal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% 2022 down 50.8% 68th
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% 2022 down 2.6% 67th
Rural population 33.0% 2025 down 5.8% 117th
Rural population growth -0.8% 2025 down 44.2% 158th
Rural population 9.77 million 2025 up 0.2% 54th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.6% 2025 down 18.7% 34th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.81 billion current US$ 2025 up 51.8% 59th
Land under cereal production 3.33 million hectares 2023 down 2.1% 38th
Cereal yield 3,344 kg per hectare 2023 up 24.8% 89th
Cereal production 11.15 million metric tons 2023 up 22.2% 36th
Fertilizer consumption 67.84 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 23.6% 111th
Land area 143,350 sq. km 2023 unchanged 93rd
Agricultural land 37,441 sq. km 2023 down 7.7% 99th
Agricultural land 26.1% 2023 down 7.7% 134th
Arable land 1.80 million hectares 2023 down 14.0% 85th
Permanent cropland 1.0% 2023 down 11.4% 119th
Arable land 12.6% 2023 down 14.0% 81st
Arable land 0.0607 hectares per person 2023 down 20.1% 142nd
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 35.9% 2025 down 12.1% 49th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 15.3% 2025 down 17.4% 97th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 22.9% 2025 down 13.0% 77th
Average precipitation in depth 1,500 mm per year 2022 unchanged 59th
Crop production index 116.66 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 23.3% 58th
Food production index 123.18 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 31.0% 37th
Livestock production index 144.45 2014-2016 = 100 2022 up 56.6% 17th
Forest area 41.6% 2023 unchanged 73rd
Forest area 59,620 sq. km 2023 unchanged 71st
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 98.1% 2022 unchanged 3rd
Surface area 147,180 sq. km 2023 unchanged 94th
Access to electricity, rural 94.2% 2024 up 14.7% 145th
Agricultural irrigated land 32.3% 2023 up 8.6% 8th