Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Nepal
Nepal: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0261 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0261 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
121st
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0297 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2001
All-time low
0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Nepal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Nepal is 0.0261 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Nepal peaked at 0.0297 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Nepal 121st out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Nepal, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0249 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0249 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0249 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0249 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0267 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0276 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0281 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0286 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0287 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0287 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0287 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0291 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0296 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0296 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0297 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0296 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0292 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0291 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0277 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0275 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.027 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0268 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0265 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0263 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0261 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0261 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.0261 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre, 55% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.0261 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0374 1000 ha per square kilometre, 70% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0249 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0249 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0275 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0286 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.029 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0296 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0289 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0297 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.028 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0268 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0288 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0263 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0261 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0265 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 118 Honduras 0.0282 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 119 Tajikistan 0.0279 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 120 Croatia 0.0266 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 122 Malta 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 123 Malaysia 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 124 Israel 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -100 % change on previous year (2000)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Nepal?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Nepal was 0.0261 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0297 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nepal rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Nepal ranks 121st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.