15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow in Nepal
Nepal: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow was 5,578 km2 in 2021. ▼ Falling
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow in Nepal, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow in Nepal is 5,578 km2, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow in Nepal peaked at 6,633 km2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5,578 km2, in 2021.
Nepal ranks 7th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow in Nepal, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,633 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 6,367 km2 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 6,076 km2 | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 5,780 km2 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 5,659 km2 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 5,578 km2 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,500 km2 | 6,367 km2 | 6,633 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5,838 km2 | 5,659 km2 | 6,076 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 5,578 km2 | 5,578 km2 | 5,578 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 4 India 7,423 km2 compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 1.6 km2 compare
- 5 Iceland 6,812 km2 compare
- 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.2 km2 compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.1 km2 compare
- 6 Kyrgyzstan 6,727 km2 compare
- 7 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 km2
- 7 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 km2
- 7 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 km2
- 7 Republic of Moldova 0 km2
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 0 km2
- 7 Timor-Leste 0 km2
- 7 Viet Nam 0 km2
- 7 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 km2
- 8 Russian Federation 3,870 km2 compare
- 9 Afghanistan 3,062 km2 compare
- 10 Pakistan 2,915 km2 compare
More environment data for Nepal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate 148.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow in Nepal?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow in Nepal was 5,578 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 6,633 km2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,578 km2 in 2021.
- How does Nepal rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow?
- Nepal ranks 7th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow and glaciers — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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