Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Nepal

Nepal: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita was 0.0118 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.0118 units per person
Change on year
down 25.3%
World rank
76th
of 177 countries
All-time high
0.0173 units per person
in 2017
All-time low
-0 units per person
in 1986
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Nepal, 1961–2019

00.0050.010.015196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Nepal is 0.0118 units per person, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.3% on the previous year and up 859.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.0173 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0 units per person, in 1986.

That places Nepal 76th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Nepal, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per person Change
1961 0 units per person
1962 0 units per person
1963 0 units per person
1964 0 units per person
1965 0 units per person
1966 0 units per person
1967 -0 units per person
1968 -0 units per person -82.3%
1969 -0 units per person +441.1%
1970 0 units per person -100.0%
1971 0 units per person
1972 0 units per person
1973 0 units per person
1974 0 units per person
1975 0 units per person
1976 0 units per person
1977 0 units per person
1978 0 units per person
1979 0 units per person
1980 0 units per person
1981 0 units per person
1982 0 units per person
1983 0.0001 units per person
1984 0 units per person -100.0%
1985 0 units per person
1986 -0 units per person -313.4%
1987 0.0005 units per person -1891.4%
1988 0.0002 units per person -70.6%
1989 0 units per person -90.5%
1990 0 units per person +88.4%
1991 0 units per person +43.7%
1992 0 units per person -100.0%
1993 0 units per person
1994 0 units per person
1995 0 units per person
1996 0 units per person
1997 0 units per person
1998 0 units per person -7.6%
1999 0.0006 units per person +4210.6%
2000 0.0001 units per person -74.7%
2001 0 units per person -99.1%
2002 0.0001 units per person +4803.6%
2003 0.0007 units per person +1019.1%
2004 0.0004 units per person -42.9%
2005 0.0006 units per person +33.3%
2006 0.0005 units per person -1.8%
2007 0.0022 units per person +305.6%
2008 0.0012 units per person -44.7%
2009 0.0012 units per person +0.7%
2010 0.0052 units per person +323.5%
2011 0.0071 units per person +36.5%
2012 0.008 units per person +13.2%
2013 0.0062 units per person -22.8%
2014 0.011 units per person +77.7%
2015 0.0101 units per person -8.3%
2016 0.0147 units per person +45.8%
2017 0.0173 units per person +17.2%
2018 0.0158 units per person -8.7%
2019 0.0118 units per person -25.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +4803.6% 0 units per person 0.0001 units per person
1999 +4210.6% 0 units per person 0.0006 units per person
1987 +1891.4% -0 units per person 0.0005 units per person
2003 +1019.1% 0.0001 units per person 0.0007 units per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -0 units per person -0 units per person 0 units per person 9
1970s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person 10
1980s 0.0001 units per person -0 units per person 0.0005 units per person 10
1990s 0.0001 units per person 0 units per person 0.0006 units per person 10
2000s 0.0007 units per person 0 units per person 0.0022 units per person 10
2010s 0.0107 units per person 0.0052 units per person 0.0173 units per person 10

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 73 Qatar 0.016 units per person compare
  2. 74 Bhutan 0.0133 units per person compare
  3. 75 Syria 0.0122 units per person compare
  4. 77 North Korea 0.0115 units per person compare
  5. 78 Norway 0.0114 units per person compare
  6. 79 Bahrain 0.01 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

More reference data data for Nepal

All data for Nepal →

Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Nepal?
Net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Nepal was 0.0118 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 0.0173 units per person in 2017.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was -0 units per person in 1986.
How does Nepal rank for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
Nepal ranks 76th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 859.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nepal data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 59 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Nepal. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/net-food-imports-by-crop-maize-per-capita/nepal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/net-food-imports-by-crop-maize-per-capita/nepal/">Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Nepal</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Net food imports by crop - Maize divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Net food imports by crop - Maize ÷ Population, total

Computed from

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
177 places, 7,815 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports by crop - Maize divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.