Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 63 percent in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Nepal, 2001–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2021, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Nepal stood at 63 percent. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Nepal peaked at 74 percent in 2001 and was at its lowest, 63 percent, in 2020.
Nepal ranks 25th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 74 percent | — |
| 2002 | 73 percent | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 73 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 73 percent | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 73 percent | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 73 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 72 percent | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 72 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 70 percent | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 69 percent | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 67 percent | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 67 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 66 percent | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 66 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 65 percent | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 64 percent | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 64 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 64 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 63 percent | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 63 percent | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.56 percent | 70 percent | 74 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 65.6 percent | 64 percent | 69 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 63 percent | 63 percent | 63 percent | 2 |
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- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 23.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Nepal?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Nepal was 63 percent in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 74 percent in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 63 percent in 2020.
- How does Nepal rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Nepal ranks 25th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.