Land area — Area in Nepal
Nepal: Land area — Area was 14,335 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 14,335 1000 ha for land area — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Nepal peaked at 14,335 1000 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14,300 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Nepal 100th out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14,300 1000 ha | 14,300 1000 ha | 14,300 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 14,300 1000 ha | 14,300 1000 ha | 14,300 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,300 1000 ha | 14,300 1000 ha | 14,300 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,300 1000 ha | 14,300 1000 ha | 14,300 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,335 1000 ha | 14,335 1000 ha | 14,335 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,335 1000 ha | 14,335 1000 ha | 14,335 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,335 1000 ha | 14,335 1000 ha | 14,335 1000 ha | 5 |
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 land area — area in Nepal?
- Land area — area in Nepal was 14,335 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 14,335 1000 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,300 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Nepal rank for land area — area?
- Nepal ranks 100th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — 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.