Grazing land use over the long term in Nepal
Nepal: Grazing land use over the long term was 1.80 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.80 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
89th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.80 million
in 1986
All-time low
515,794
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Grazing land use over the long term in Nepal, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, grazing land use over the long term in Nepal stood at 1.80 million.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long term in Nepal peaked at 1.80 million in 1986 and was at its lowest, 515,794, in 1000.
That places Nepal 89th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long term in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 515,794 | — |
| 1100 | 541,418 | +5.0% |
| 1200 | 565,823 | +4.5% |
| 1300 | 588,922 | +4.1% |
| 1400 | 610,664 | +3.7% |
| 1500 | 631,050 | +3.3% |
| 1600 | 773,942 | +22.6% |
| 1700 | 910,789 | +17.7% |
| 1710 | 914,689 | +0.4% |
| 1720 | 930,514 | +1.7% |
| 1730 | 937,434 | +0.7% |
| 1740 | 943,807 | +0.7% |
| 1750 | 949,478 | +0.6% |
| 1760 | 954,271 | +0.5% |
| 1770 | 958,066 | +0.4% |
| 1780 | 960,814 | +0.3% |
| 1790 | 962,548 | +0.2% |
| 1800 | 963,342 | +0.1% |
| 1810 | 963,307 | -0.0% |
| 1820 | 962,530 | -0.1% |
| 1830 | 988,323 | +2.7% |
| 1840 | 1.01 million | +2.5% |
| 1850 | 1.04 million | +2.5% |
| 1860 | 1.06 million | +2.3% |
| 1870 | 1.09 million | +2.1% |
| 1880 | 1.12 million | +3.5% |
| 1890 | 1.16 million | +3.1% |
| 1900 | 1.16 million | -0.1% |
| 1910 | 1.21 million | +4.6% |
| 1920 | 1.38 million | +13.8% |
| 1930 | 1.47 million | +6.9% |
| 1940 | 1.60 million | +8.4% |
| 1950 | 1.71 million | +7.4% |
| 1951 | 1.72 million | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 1.73 million | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 1.73 million | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.73 million | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 1.73 million | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 1.72 million | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 1.72 million | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 1.71 million | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 1.71 million | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 1.72 million | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 1.72 million | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.72 million | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.72 million | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.72 million | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.72 million | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.72 million | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.72 million | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.72 million | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.72 million | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.72 million | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.72 million | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.74 million | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 1.76 million | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 1.79 million | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.79 million | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.79 million | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.79 million | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.79 million | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.79 million | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.79 million | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.79 million | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.79 million | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.79 million | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.79 million | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.78 million | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.80 million | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 1.80 million | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.80 million | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.79 million | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.79 million | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.79 million | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.79 million | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.79 million | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.79 million | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.79 million | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.79 million | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.79 million | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.79 million | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.79 million | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.79 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.79 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.79 million | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.79 million | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.79 million | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.79 million | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.79 million | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.79 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.79 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.79 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.79 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.80 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.79 million | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.79 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.80 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.80 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.80 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.80 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.80 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.80 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.80 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.80 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.80 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.80 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.80 million | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.80 million | +0.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 1.80 million is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.30 million, 54% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 1.80 million is above the median for South Asia, which is 600,000, 3.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 515,794 | 515,794 | 515,794 | 1 |
| 1100s | 541,418 | 541,418 | 541,418 | 1 |
| 1200s | 565,823 | 565,823 | 565,823 | 1 |
| 1300s | 588,922 | 588,922 | 588,922 | 1 |
| 1400s | 610,664 | 610,664 | 610,664 | 1 |
| 1500s | 631,050 | 631,050 | 631,050 | 1 |
| 1600s | 773,942 | 773,942 | 773,942 | 1 |
| 1700s | 910,789 | 910,789 | 910,789 | 1 |
| 1710s | 914,689 | 914,689 | 914,689 | 1 |
| 1720s | 930,514 | 930,514 | 930,514 | 1 |
| 1730s | 937,434 | 937,434 | 937,434 | 1 |
| 1740s | 943,807 | 943,807 | 943,807 | 1 |
| 1750s | 949,478 | 949,478 | 949,478 | 1 |
| 1760s | 954,271 | 954,271 | 954,271 | 1 |
| 1770s | 958,066 | 958,066 | 958,066 | 1 |
| 1780s | 960,814 | 960,814 | 960,814 | 1 |
| 1790s | 962,548 | 962,548 | 962,548 | 1 |
| 1800s | 963,342 | 963,342 | 963,342 | 1 |
| 1810s | 963,307 | 963,307 | 963,307 | 1 |
| 1820s | 962,530 | 962,530 | 962,530 | 1 |
| 1830s | 988,323 | 988,323 | 988,323 | 1 |
| 1840s | 1.01 million | 1.01 million | 1.01 million | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.04 million | 1.04 million | 1.04 million | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.06 million | 1.06 million | 1.06 million | 1 |
| 1870s | 1.09 million | 1.09 million | 1.09 million | 1 |
| 1880s | 1.12 million | 1.12 million | 1.12 million | 1 |
| 1890s | 1.16 million | 1.16 million | 1.16 million | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.16 million | 1.16 million | 1.16 million | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.21 million | 1.21 million | 1.21 million | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.38 million | 1.38 million | 1.38 million | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.47 million | 1.47 million | 1.47 million | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.60 million | 1.60 million | 1.60 million | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.72 million | 1.71 million | 1.73 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.72 million | 1.72 million | 1.72 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.77 million | 1.72 million | 1.79 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.79 million | 1.78 million | 1.80 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.79 million | 1.79 million | 1.79 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.79 million | 1.79 million | 1.79 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.80 million | 1.79 million | 1.80 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.80 million | 1.80 million | 1.80 million | 6 |
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More environment data for Nepal
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0606 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 12.52 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long term in Nepal?
- Grazing land use over the long term in Nepal was 1.80 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.80 million in 1986.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 515,794 in 1000.
- How does Nepal rank for grazing land use over the long term?
- Nepal ranks 89th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long term rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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