Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Nepal
Nepal: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 1,369 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Nepal, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area in Nepal is 1,369 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Nepal peaked at 1,369 1000 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 70 1000 ha, in 1961.
Nepal ranks 41st of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.22 1000 ha | 70 1000 ha | 115 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 238.3 1000 ha | 117 1000 ha | 460 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 698.8 1000 ha | 520 1000 ha | 820 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,039 1000 ha | 840 1000 ha | 1,135 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,191 1000 ha | 1,135 1000 ha | 1,242 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,338 1000 ha | 1,254 1000 ha | 1,369 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,369 1000 ha | 1,369 1000 ha | 1,369 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 38 Sudan 1,852 1000 ha compare
- 39 Azerbaijan 1,491 1000 ha compare
- 40 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,460 1000 ha compare
- 42 Algeria 1,365 1000 ha compare
- 43 Syrian Arab Republic 1,310 1000 ha compare
- 44 Canada 1,218 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Nepal
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 70.24 % (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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.07 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Nepal?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Nepal was 1,369 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,369 1000 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Nepal rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Nepal ranks 41st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 equipped for irrigation — 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.