Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Nepal
Nepal: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 43.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Nepal, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as a proportion of total land area in Nepal is 43.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Nepal peaked at 43.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40.2%, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 68th of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.2% | — |
| 2000 | 41.3% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 42.4% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 42.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 43.1% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 43.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.2% | 40.2% | 40.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 41.3% | 41.3% | 41.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 42.4% | 42.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 43.1% | 43.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 65 Georgia 44.6% compare
- 66 Belarus 44.2% compare
- 67 Trinidad and Tobago 44.1% compare
- 69 French Polynesia 43.1% compare
- 70 Saint Kitts and Nevis 42.3% compare
- 71 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.2% 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)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 7.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0008 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.001 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -55.88 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Nepal?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Nepal was 43.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 43.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2% in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Nepal ranks 68th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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