Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Nepal
Nepal: Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 169.74 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Nepal, 2005–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Nepal stood at 169.74 Square kilometres.
That represents a change of down 34.1% on the previous year and up 81.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Nepal peaked at 257.76 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Nepal ranks 74th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10 Square kilometres | — |
| 2006 | 78 Square kilometres | +680.0% |
| 2007 | 83 Square kilometres | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 85 Square kilometres | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 82 Square kilometres | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 98 Square kilometres | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 98.9 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 102.7 Square kilometres | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 93.6 Square kilometres | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 94 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 94 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 118.5 Square kilometres | +26.1% |
| 2019 | 93.6 Square kilometres | -21.0% |
| 2020 | 93.6 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24.48 Square kilometres | -73.8% |
| 2022 | 257.76 Square kilometres | +953.1% |
| 2023 | 169.74 Square kilometres | -34.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.6 Square kilometres | 10 Square kilometres | 85 Square kilometres | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.13 Square kilometres | 93.6 Square kilometres | 118.5 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 136.39 Square kilometres | 24.48 Square kilometres | 257.76 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 71 Kyrgyzstan 191.14 Square kilometres compare
- 72 Japan 188.37 Square kilometres compare
- 73 Taiwan, China 175.61 Square kilometres compare
- 75 Mozambique 168.04 Square kilometres compare
- 76 Iran, Islamic Republic of 154.12 Square kilometres compare
- 77 Morocco 133.25 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)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 1,020 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 60.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 638 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 24.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -17.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Nepal?
- Land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Nepal was 169.74 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 257.76 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Nepal rank for land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- Nepal ranks 74th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.3%. 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 use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata