Iceland vs Nepal: Grazing land use over the long term
Iceland
1.75 million
in 2025
Nepal
1.80 million
in 2025
Iceland rank
90th
Nepal rank
89th
Grazing land use over the long term over time
- Iceland
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 1.80 million against 1.75 million in Iceland, a difference of 44,300.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 90th and Nepal ranks 89th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 9 and Nepal in 31.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 564,533 | 515,794 | 48,739 | Iceland |
| 1100s | 791,077 | 541,418 | 249,659 | Iceland |
| 1200s | 791,806 | 565,823 | 225,983 | Iceland |
| 1300s | 792,533 | 588,922 | 203,611 | Iceland |
| 1400s | 679,937 | 610,664 | 69,273 | Iceland |
| 1500s | 680,558 | 631,050 | 49,508 | Iceland |
| 1600s | 567,649 | 773,942 | 206,293 | Nepal |
| 1700s | 562,915 | 910,789 | 347,874 | Nepal |
| 1710s | 574,455 | 914,689 | 340,234 | Nepal |
| 1720s | 586,232 | 930,514 | 344,282 | Nepal |
| 1730s | 598,250 | 937,434 | 339,184 | Nepal |
| 1740s | 610,515 | 943,807 | 333,292 | Nepal |
| 1750s | 623,031 | 949,478 | 326,447 | Nepal |
| 1760s | 635,803 | 954,271 | 318,468 | Nepal |
| 1770s | 648,837 | 958,066 | 309,229 | Nepal |
| 1780s | 662,139 | 960,814 | 298,675 | Nepal |
| 1790s | 675,713 | 962,548 | 286,835 | Nepal |
| 1800s | 689,566 | 963,342 | 273,776 | Nepal |
| 1810s | 703,702 | 963,307 | 259,605 | Nepal |
| 1820s | 733,089 | 962,530 | 229,441 | Nepal |
| 1830s | 763,704 | 988,323 | 224,619 | Nepal |
| 1840s | 795,597 | 1.01 million | 217,913 | Nepal |
| 1850s | 828,821 | 1.04 million | 210,409 | Nepal |
| 1860s | 863,434 | 1.06 million | 199,896 | Nepal |
| 1870s | 872,234 | 1.09 million | 213,646 | Nepal |
| 1880s | 881,124 | 1.12 million | 242,416 | Nepal |
| 1890s | 890,104 | 1.16 million | 268,726 | Nepal |
| 1900s | 899,177 | 1.16 million | 258,403 | Nepal |
| 1910s | 908,341 | 1.21 million | 302,019 | Nepal |
| 1920s | 1.14 million | 1.38 million | 242,110 | Nepal |
| 1930s | 1.31 million | 1.47 million | 166,800 | Nepal |
| 1940s | 1.48 million | 1.60 million | 112,000 | Nepal |
| 1950s | 1.78 million | 1.72 million | 59,687 | Iceland |
| 1960s | 2.00 million | 1.72 million | 278,000 | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1.83 million | 1.77 million | 63,900 | Iceland |
| 1980s | 1.77 million | 1.79 million | 24,100 | Nepal |
| 1990s | 1.76 million | 1.79 million | 27,000 | Nepal |
| 2000s | 1.75 million | 1.79 million | 34,100 | Nepal |
| 2010s | 1.75 million | 1.80 million | 44,110 | Nepal |
| 2020s | 1.75 million | 1.80 million | 44,300 | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long term, Iceland or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 1.80 million against 1.75 million in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long term between Iceland and Nepal?
- 44,300, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Nepal?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Nepal rank globally for grazing land use over the long term?
- Iceland ranks 90th and Nepal ranks 89th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.