Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0048 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0048 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
124th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0139 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0048 Square kilometres per person
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Nepal, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.0048 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — land area, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.0139 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0048 Square kilometres per person, in 2022.
Nepal ranks 124th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0139 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0136 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0133 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.012 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.011 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0088 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.0048 Square kilometres per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 Square kilometres per person, 39% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.0048 Square kilometres per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0024 Square kilometres per person, 2.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | 0.0139 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | 0.0059 Square kilometres per person | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 121 Andorra 0.0058 Square kilometres per person compare
- 122 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0056 Square kilometres per person compare
- 123 Italy 0.005 Square kilometres per person compare
- 125 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0047 Square kilometres per person compare
- 126 Marshall Islands 0.0046 Square kilometres per person compare
- 127 North Korea 0.0046 Square kilometres per person 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 41.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -6.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — land area, per capita in Nepal?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Nepal was 0.0048 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0139 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 Square kilometres per person in 2022.
- How does Nepal rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Nepal ranks 124th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.