Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Nepal
Nepal: Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland was 2,261 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Nepal, 2005–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Nepal is 2,261 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.0% on the previous year and up 165.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Nepal peaked at 2,261 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 633.13 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Nepal ranks 73rd of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 633.13 Square kilometres | — |
| 2010 | 851.28 Square kilometres | +34.5% |
| 2015 | 1,025 Square kilometres | +20.4% |
| 2020 | 1,949 Square kilometres | +90.2% |
| 2022 | 2,261 Square kilometres | +16.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 633.13 Square kilometres | 633.13 Square kilometres | 633.13 Square kilometres | 1 |
| 2010s | 938 Square kilometres | 851.28 Square kilometres | 1,025 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 2,105 Square kilometres | 1,949 Square kilometres | 2,261 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 70 Morocco 2,578 Square kilometres compare
- 70 Viet Nam 9,669 Square kilometres compare
- 71 Hungary 2,549 Square kilometres compare
- 72 Kyrgyzstan 2,547 Square kilometres compare
- 74 Vanuatu 2,230 Square kilometres compare
- 75 Gabon 2,192 Square kilometres compare
- 76 Somalia 2,160 Square kilometres 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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0206 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -50.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Nepal?
- Land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland in Nepal was 2,261 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 2,261 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 633.13 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Nepal rank for land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland?
- Nepal ranks 73rd out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — loss of cropland rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation