Data: Potato Production in Nepal [Last 47 Years]
March 7, 2024 | Investopaper
The table below presents the data of Potato Production in Nepal since the fiscal year 1974/75.
| Fiscal Year | Potato Production | ||
| Area (‘In thousand hectares’) | Production (‘In thousand metric tons’) | Yield (‘Metric tonne per hectare’) | |
| 1974/75 | 54 | 307 | 5.72 |
| 1975/76 | 53 | 314 | 5.88 |
| 1976/77 | 52 | 270 | 5.16 |
| 1977/78 | 51 | 272 | 5.37 |
| 1978/79 | 51 | 279 | 5.50 |
| 1979/80 | 51 | 278 | 5.42 |
| 1980/81 | 50 | 281 | 5.66 |
| 1981/82 | 52 | 321 | 6.17 |
| 1982/83 | 59 | 373 | 6.30 |
| 1983/84 | 59 | 383 | 6.51 |
| 1984/85 | 80 | 504 | 6.31 |
| 1985/86 | 81 | 412 | 5.12 |
| 1986/87 | 82 | 438 | 5.34 |
| 1987/88 | 82 | 582 | 7.06 |
| 1988/89 | 83 | 629 | 7.57 |
| 1989/90 | 84 | 677 | 8.04 |
| 1990/91 | 85 | 746 | 8.82 |
| 1991/92 | 85 | 733 | 8.59 |
| 1992/93 | 87 | 733 | 8.43 |
| 1993/94 | 89 | 780 | 8.76 |
| 1994/95 | 97 | 840 | 8.62 |
| 1995/96 | 106 | 898 | 8.48 |
| 1996/97 | 110 | 961 | 8.74 |
| 1997/98 | 112 | 935 | 8.39 |
| 1998/99 | 118 | 1091 | 9.24 |
| 1999/00 | 123 | 1183 | 9.64 |
| 2000/01 | 129 | 1314 | 10.18 |
| 2001/02 | 135 | 1473 | 10.90 |
| 2002/03 | 140 | 1531 | 10.92 |
| 2003/04 | 143 | 1643 | 11.49 |
| 2004/05 | 147 | 1739 | 11.85 |
| 2005/06 | 151 | 1975 | 13.09 |
| 2006/07 | 154 | 1943 | 12.66 |
| 2007/08 | 157 | 2055 | 13.11 |
| 2008/09 | 182 | 2424 | 13.3 |
| 2009/10 | 185 | 2518 | 13.61 |
| 2010/11 | 183 | 2508 | 13.7 |
| 2011/12 | 187.00 | 2682.00 | 14.33 |
| 2012/13 | 188.0 | 2753.0 | 14.6 |
| 2013/14 | 205.7 | 2817.5 | 13.7 |
| 2014/15 | 197.04 | 2586.29 | 13.13 |
| 2015/16 | 190.90 | 2551.74 | 13.37 |
| 2016/17 | 202.30 | 2755.88 | 13.62 |
| 2017/18 | 195.26 | 2881.29 | 14.76 |
| 2018/19 | 194.00 | 3112.95 | 16.05 |
| 2019/20 | 188.10 | 3131.83 | 16.65 |
| 2020/21 | 198.79 | 3325.23 | 16.73 |
| 2021/22 | 198.25 | 3410.83 | 17.20 |
Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development
