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 79th of 249 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.
Forest land — Area in Nepal, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,748 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 5,765 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 5,782 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 5,798 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 5,815 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 5,832 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 5,849 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 5,865 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 5,882 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 5,899 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 5,916 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 5,932 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 5,949 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 5,966 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 5,982 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 5,999 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 6,016 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 6,033 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 6,049 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 6,066 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 6,083 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 6,086 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 6,090 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 6,093 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 6,097 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 6,100 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 6,117 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 6,134 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 6,150 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 6,167 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 6,183 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 6,200 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 6,217 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 6,233 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 6,250 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 6,266 1000 ha | +0.3% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 6,266 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,483 1000 ha, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 6,266 1000 ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 2,398 1000 ha, 2.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 79th out of 249 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.