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Rice production

Total quantity of rice (paddy) harvested for a given year, in tonnes.

Unit
tonnes
Latest
5,955,500 (2024)
Coverage
1961–2023
Sources
1 in this build
Data table
Year Nepal (tonnes)
2000 4.165e+06
2001 4.133e+06
2002 4.132e+06
2003 4.456e+06
2004 4.29e+06
2005 4.209e+06
2006 3.681e+06
2007 4.299e+06
2008 4.524e+06
2009 4.024e+06
2010 4.46e+06
2011 5.072e+06
2012 4.505e+06
2013 5.047e+06
2014 4.789e+06
2015 4.299e+06
2016 5.23e+06
2017 5.152e+06
2018 5.61e+06
2019 5.551e+06
2020 5.622e+06
2021 5.131e+06
2022 5.486e+06
2023 5.724e+06
2024 5.956e+06
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Per-source values, 2024

Source Dataset Value Year Snapshot
FAOSTAT QCL 5.956e+06 2024 2026-08-08

Caveats

Item/element code (27:5510) not live-verified -- see file-header note. Rice is Nepal's single largest cereal crop by volume; production is strongly weather-dependent (monsoon timing/intensity) year to year.