Land use hidden — Other areas in Nepal
Nepal: Land use hidden — Other areas was 46,289 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Other areas in Nepal, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 46,289 Square kilometres for land use hidden — other areas in 2023.
The figure is up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas in Nepal peaked at 107,470 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 42,464 Square kilometres, in 2011.
That places Nepal 70th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Other areas in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 107,470 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 107,470 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 107,370 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 107,470 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 107,470 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 107,470 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 107,330 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 107,330 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 107,330 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 105,980 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 105,980 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 104,780 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 103,470 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 103,060 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 102,910 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 102,750 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 102,600 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 102,450 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 102,300 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 102,150 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 101,970 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 101,934 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 101,898 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 101,862 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 101,836 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 101,680 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 101,654 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 101,618 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 101,592 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 44,836 Square kilometres | -55.9% |
| 1991 | 44,701 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 44,480 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 44,260 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 44,039 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 43,818 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 43,597 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 43,377 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 43,156 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 42,935 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 43,051 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 42,771 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 42,770 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 42,729 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 42,637 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 42,616 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 42,605 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 42,614 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 42,572 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 42,511 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 42,470 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 42,464 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 42,853 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 43,168 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 43,352 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 43,643 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 43,977 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 44,251 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 45,063 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 45,348 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 45,740 Square kilometres | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 46,000 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 46,285 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 46,289 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 46,289 Square kilometres is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43,008 Square kilometres, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 46,289 Square kilometres is above the median for South Asia, which is 13,956 Square kilometres, 3.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas in Nepal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -55.9% | 101,592 Square kilometres | 44,836 Square kilometres |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 107,412 Square kilometres | 107,330 Square kilometres | 107,470 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 103,628 Square kilometres | 102,300 Square kilometres | 105,980 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 101,819 Square kilometres | 101,592 Square kilometres | 102,150 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 43,920 Square kilometres | 42,935 Square kilometres | 44,836 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,688 Square kilometres | 42,511 Square kilometres | 43,051 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 43,659 Square kilometres | 42,464 Square kilometres | 45,348 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,078 Square kilometres | 45,740 Square kilometres | 46,289 Square kilometres | 4 |
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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 — other areas in Nepal?
- Land use hidden — other areas in Nepal was 46,289 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 107,470 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,464 Square kilometres in 2011.
- How does Nepal rank for land use hidden — other areas?
- Nepal ranks 70th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Other areas. 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