Maize production rose 3.62% to 3,106 kt in Nepal in 2022, according to Faostat.
Historically, maize production in Nepal reached an all time high of 3,106 kt in 2022 and an all time low of 576 kt in 1979. When compared to Nepal's main peers, maize production in Bangladesh amounted to 4,262 kt, 26.0 kt in Bhutan, 277,203 kt in China and 33,730 kt in India in 2022.
Nepal has been ranked 33rd within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of maize production, 4 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Maize Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Bangladesh | kt | 2,446 | 3,025 | 3,288 | 3,569 | 4,015 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bhutan | kt | 82.0 | 94.1 | 55.3 | 46.2 | 41.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | kt | 263,613 | 259,071 | 257,174 | 260,779 | 260,670 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | kt | 22,570 | 25,900 | 28,753 | 27,715 | 28,766 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | kt | 0.170 | 0.173 | 0.163 | 0.169 | 0.155 | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | kt | 1,831 | 1,909 | 1,984 | 1,986 | 2,072 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nepal | kt | 2,232 | 2,300 | 2,597 | 2,653 | 2,836 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | kt | 6,134 | 5,902 | 6,826 | 7,883 | 8,940 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | kt | 15,282 | 13,208 | 11,419 | 14,282 | 13,879 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | kt | 244 | 196 | 270 | 246 | 314 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | kt | 412,262 | 371,096 | 364,262 | 345,962 | 358,447 |
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