Forest land — Area in Nepal
Nepal: Forest land — Area was 6,266 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Nepal, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Nepal is 6,266 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Nepal peaked at 6,266 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,748 1000 ha, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 72nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,823 1000 ha | 5,748 1000 ha | 5,899 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,991 1000 ha | 5,916 1000 ha | 6,066 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,112 1000 ha | 6,083 1000 ha | 6,167 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,225 1000 ha | 6,183 1000 ha | 6,266 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More environment data for Nepal
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 70.24 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,369 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 383.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 12.52 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 47.95 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,795 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.87 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 145 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 48.18 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,804 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Nepal?
- Forest land — area in Nepal was 6,266 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 6,266 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,748 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for forest land — area?
- Nepal ranks 72nd out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. 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.