Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Nepal
Nepal: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 5,896 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Nepal, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 5,896 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Nepal peaked at 5,896 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,378 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Nepal 67th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,453 1000 ha | 5,378 1000 ha | 5,528 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,620 1000 ha | 5,545 1000 ha | 5,696 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,741 1000 ha | 5,712 1000 ha | 5,797 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,855 1000 ha | 5,813 1000 ha | 5,896 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More environment data for Nepal
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 70.24 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,369 1000 ha (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Nepal?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Nepal was 5,896 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 5,896 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,378 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Nepal ranks 67th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — 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.