Forest land — Share in Land area in Nepal
Nepal: Forest land — Share in Land area was 43.6 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Nepal, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Nepal is 43.6 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Nepal peaked at 43.6 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.2 %, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 86th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.2 % | — |
| 1991 | 40.31 % | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 40.43 % | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 40.55 % | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 40.66 % | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 40.78 % | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 40.9 % | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 41.02 % | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 41.13 % | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 41.25 % | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 41.27 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 41.38 % | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 41.5 % | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 41.62 % | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 41.73 % | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 41.85 % | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 41.97 % | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 42.08 % | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 42.2 % | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 42.32 % | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 42.43 % | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 42.46 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 42.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 42.51 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 42.53 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 42.56 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 42.67 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 42.79 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 42.9 % | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 43.02 % | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 43.13 % | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 43.25 % | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 43.37 % | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 43.48 % | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 43.6 % | +0.3% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 43.6 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.45 %, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 43.6 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 29.4 %, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.72 % | 40.2 % | 41.25 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.79 % | 41.27 % | 42.32 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.64 % | 42.43 % | 43.02 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.37 % | 43.13 % | 43.6 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 83 Georgia 44.62 % compare
- 84 Trinidad and Tobago 44.16 % compare
- 85 Belarus 44.09 % compare
- 87 French Polynesia 42.45 % compare
- 88 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.21 % compare
- 89 Saint Kitts and Nevis 42.15 % 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 forest land — share in land area in Nepal?
- Forest land — share in land area in Nepal was 43.6 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2 % in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Nepal ranks 86th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 — Share in 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.