Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Nepal
Nepal: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 56.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Nepal, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of forest with a long-term management plan in Nepal is 56.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Nepal peaked at 57.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 1990.
That places Nepal 59th out of 131 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.0% | — |
| 2000 | 48.5% | +154.7% |
| 2010 | 57.2% | +18.0% |
| 2015 | 57.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 82.7% | +43.2% |
| 2017 | 82.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 82.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 82.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | -31.1% |
| 2025 | 56.3% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 48.5% | 48.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 74.3% | 57.2% | 82.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 56.3% | 57.0% | 2 |
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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 share of forest with a long-term management plan in Nepal?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Nepal was 56.3% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Nepal ranks 59th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).