Forest area, annual growth rate in Nepal
Nepal: Forest area, annual growth rate was 0.2653 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area, annual growth rate in Nepal, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area, annual growth rate in Nepal stood at 0.2653 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 362.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, annual growth rate in Nepal peaked at 0.2912 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0574 % change on previous year, in 2015.
Nepal ranks 39th of 228 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest area, annual growth rate in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.2912 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0.2904 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2895 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2887 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.288 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.287 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2862 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2854 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2846 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2838 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.283 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2822 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2814 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2806 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2798 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2792 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2783 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2775 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2767 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.276 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0575 % change on previous year | -79.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0577 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0575 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0576 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0574 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2718 % change on previous year | +373.4% |
| 2017 | 0.271 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2703 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2696 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2689 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2681 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2674 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2667 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.266 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2653 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.2653 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.029 % change on previous year. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.2653 % change on previous year is above the median for South Asia, which is -0.0264 % change on previous year. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area, annual growth rate in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +373.4% | 0.0574 % change on previous year | 0.2718 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -79.1% | 0.276 % change on previous year | 0.0575 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2879 % change on previous year | 0.2846 % change on previous year | 0.2912 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2802 % change on previous year | 0.2767 % change on previous year | 0.2838 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1646 % change on previous year | 0.0574 % change on previous year | 0.276 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2671 % change on previous year | 0.2653 % change on previous year | 0.2689 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 36 Jersey 0.295 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Dominican Republic 0.2941 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Hungary 0.2916 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Mauritania 0.2587 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Togo 0.2489 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Palau 0.2154 % change on previous year 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, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area, annual growth rate in Nepal?
- Forest area, annual growth rate in Nepal was 0.2653 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2912 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0574 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Nepal rank for forest area, annual growth rate?
- Nepal ranks 39th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 362.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.