Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Nepal
Nepal: Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land was 32.29 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Nepal, 2006–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 32.29 % for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Nepal peaked at 32.29 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24.64 %, in 2006.
That places Nepal 7th out of 76 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 24.64 % | — |
| 2007 | 25.42 % | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 25.86 % | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 26.39 % | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 29.72 % | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 32.29 % | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 32.29 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 32.29 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.58 % | 24.64 % | 26.39 % | 4 |
| 2010s | 29.72 % | 29.72 % | 29.72 % | 1 |
| 2020s | 32.29 % | 32.29 % | 32.29 % | 3 |
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- 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)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 1,020 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 60.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 638 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 24.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -17.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Nepal?
- Agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land in Nepal was 32.29 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 32.29 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.64 % in 2006.
- How does Nepal rank for agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land?
- Nepal ranks 7th out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture area actually irrigated — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 Agriculture area actually irrigated — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.