Share global forest in Nepal
Nepal: Share global forest was 0.1514 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.1514
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
69th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.1514
in 2025
All-time low
0.1323
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Nepal, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in Nepal is 0.1514, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Nepal peaked at 0.1514 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1323, in 1990.
That places Nepal 69th out of 235 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.
Share global forest in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1323 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1331 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1338 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1345 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1352 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1359 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1367 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1374 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1381 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1389 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1396 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1401 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1407 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1412 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1417 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1422 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1427 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1432 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1438 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1443 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1448 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.145 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1452 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1455 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1457 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1459 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1464 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1469 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1474 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1479 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1485 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.149 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1496 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1502 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1508 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.1514 | +0.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.1514 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0941, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.1514 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0579, 2.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1356 | 0.1323 | 0.1389 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1419 | 0.1396 | 0.1443 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1461 | 0.1448 | 0.1479 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1499 | 0.1485 | 0.1514 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More environment data for Nepal
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0606 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 12.52 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Nepal?
- Share global forest in Nepal was 0.1514 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1514 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1323 in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for share global forest?
- Nepal ranks 69th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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