These charts show the evolution of top agricultural products produced in Nepal since 1961.
Overall, rice/paddy; whole fresh buffalo milk; fresh vegetables; indigenous buffalo meat are pretty much the most popular agriculture produces since the 1960s. Ginger is top ninth produce in 2008. Potato replaces maize as the fifth largest agriculture produce in 2000.
Indigenous buffalo meat gains popularity and replaces indigenous cattle meat in the 1990s; maize overtakes wheat in total production; goat meat is not in the top 9 list; potatoes make a comeback.
Vegetables replace maize as the fourth highest agriculture produce in 1980s. Wheat overtakes potatoes as the fifth largest agriculture produce in 1970s; mustard seed and chillies and peppers go out of top 9 produce list.
Nepali people love rice/paddy!
Note that Nepal is still a food deficit production country and is a net importer of food. The level of hunger is classified as alarming.
2008: Rice/paddy; buffalo milk, whole fresh; vegetables freshness; potatoes; indigenous buffalo meat; wheat; maize; cow milk, whole fresh; ginger
2000: rice/paddy; buffalo milk, whole fresh; vegetables freshness; indigenous buffalo meat; wheat; potatoes; maize; indigenous cattle meat; cow milk, whole fresh
1990: rice/paddy; buffalo milk, whole fresh; vegetables freshness; indigenous buffalo meat; wheat; maize; potatoes; indigenous cattle meat; cow milk, whole fresh
1980: rice/paddy; buffalo milk, whole fresh; vegetable freshness; indigenous cattle meat; indigenous buffalo meat; maize; wheat; cow milk, whole fresh; indigenous goat meat
1970: rice/paddy; buffalo milk, whole fresh; maize; indigenous cattle meat; cow milk, whole fresh; wheat; vegetables freshness; potatoes; indigenous goat meat
1961: rice/paddy; buffalo milk, whole fresh; maize; indigenous cattle meat; cow milk, whole fresh; potatoes; mustard seed; indigenous buffalo meat; chillies and peppers, dry
