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