15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in Nepal
Nepal: 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value was 43.71 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in Nepal, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Nepal stood at 43.71 %. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Nepal peaked at 43.71 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40.2 %, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 68th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.2 % | — |
| 2000 | 41.27 % | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 42.43 % | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 42.56 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 43.13 % | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 43.71 % | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.2 % | 40.2 % | 40.2 % | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.27 % | 41.27 % | 41.27 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 42.5 % | 42.43 % | 42.56 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 43.42 % | 43.13 % | 43.71 % | 2 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -17.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0019 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -28.29 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Nepal?
- 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value in Nepal was 43.71 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 43.71 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2 % in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value?
- Nepal ranks 68th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 15.1.1 forest area as a proportion of total land area — value rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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