Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Nepal
Nepal: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 5.9 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Nepal, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 5.9 % for planted forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Nepal peaked at 6.44 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.9 %, in 2025.
That places Nepal 114th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.44 % | — |
| 1991 | 6.42 % | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 6.4 % | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 6.39 % | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 6.37 % | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 6.35 % | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 6.33 % | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 6.31 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 6.3 % | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 6.28 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 6.26 % | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 6.24 % | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 6.23 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 6.21 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 6.19 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 6.17 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 6.16 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 6.14 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 6.12 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 6.11 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 6.09 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.08 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.08 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.07 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 6.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.05 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 6.04 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.02 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 6 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 5.98 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 5.97 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.95 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 5.94 % | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 5.92 % | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 5.9 % | -0.3% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 5.9 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.75 %, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 5.9 % is below the median for South Asia, which is 11.15 %, 53% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.36 % | 6.28 % | 6.44 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.18 % | 6.11 % | 6.26 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.06 % | 6 % | 6.09 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.94 % | 5.9 % | 5.98 % | 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 planted forest — share in forest land in Nepal?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Nepal was 5.9 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 6.44 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9 % in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Nepal ranks 114th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. 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.