Rice production in Nepal

Rice production in Nepal was 5,955,500 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 4% from 2023. That is the 16th highest of 135 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes5,955,500

Change on 2023+4%

Rank16th of 135Countries ranked

Series high5,955,5002024

Series low1,832,6201982

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Rice production in Nepal, 1961 to 2024

tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.

All 64 values

Period	tonnes
2024	5,955,500
2023	5,724,234
2022	5,486,472
2021	5,130,625
2020	5,621,710
2019	5,550,878
2018	5,610,011
2017	5,151,925
2016	5,230,327
2015	4,299,079
2014	4,788,612
2013	5,047,047
2012	4,504,503
2011	5,072,248
2010	4,460,278
2009	4,023,823
2008	4,523,693
2007	4,299,264
2006	3,680,839
2005	4,209,279
2004	4,289,827
2003	4,455,722
2002	4,132,500
2001	4,132,600
2000	4,164,687
1999	4,216,465
1998	3,834,290
1997	3,699,770
1996	3,640,860
1995	3,710,650
1994	3,578,830
1993	2,906,180
1992	3,495,590
1991	2,584,900
1990	3,502,160
1989	3,389,670
1988	3,283,210
1987	2,981,780
1986	2,372,020
1985	2,804,490
1984	2,709,430
1983	2,756,980
1982	1,832,620
1981	2,560,080
1980	2,464,310
1979	2,059,930
1978	2,339,280
1977	2,282,430
1976	2,386,272
1975	2,604,751
1974	2,452,268
1973	2,416,054
1972	2,010,446
1971	2,343,826
1970	2,304,204
1969	2,241,233
1968	2,178,255
1967	2,119,429
1966	2,007,300
1965	2,207,000
1964	2,201,000
1963	2,109,000
1962	2,108,321
1961	2,108,000

Rankings

Countries by rice production 142 places
EU countries by rice production 26 places

Definition

Quantity of rice as paddy, the unhusked grain as harvested produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

Paddy weight. Milled rice, the measure some other sources use, weighs about two thirds as much. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

How to cite

FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510) (Rice production, Nepal, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510), Rice production, Nepal, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rice-production/nepal. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Rice production, Nepal, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rice-production/nepal.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510), Rice production, Nepal, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/rice-production/nepal (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{food_rice_production_nepal_2024,
  author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510): Rice production, Nepal, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rice-production/nepal. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}

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