Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Nepal
Nepal: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 62.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Nepal, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Nepal stood at 62.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Nepal peaked at 62.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 2000.
That places Nepal 71st out of 184 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.6% | — |
| 2001 | 52.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 53.5% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 53.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 55.2% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 56.7% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 61.5% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 61.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 61.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 62.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.0%, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 62.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 30.4%, 2.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.0% | 52.6% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 62.0% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 62.0% | 62.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 68 Burkina Faso 63.0% compare
- 69 Grenada 62.8% compare
- 70 Armenia 62.0% compare
- 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 61.1% compare
- 73 Sierra Leone 60.7% compare
- 74 Spain 58.4% 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 41.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -6.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Nepal?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Nepal was 62.0% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Nepal ranks 71st out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).