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 74th out of 240 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.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Nepal, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,378 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 5,395 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 5,411 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 5,428 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 5,445 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 5,462 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 5,478 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 5,495 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 5,512 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 5,528 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 5,545 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 5,562 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 5,579 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 5,595 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 5,612 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 5,629 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 5,646 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 5,662 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 5,679 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 5,696 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 5,712 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 5,716 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 5,720 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 5,723 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 5,727 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 5,730 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 5,747 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5,763 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 5,780 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 5,797 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 5,813 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 5,830 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 5,846 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 5,863 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 5,880 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 5,896 1000 ha | +0.3% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 5,896 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,066 1000 ha, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 5,896 1000 ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 2,269 1000 ha, 2.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 74th out of 240 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.