Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Nepal

Nepal: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 1,357 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1,357 1000 ha
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
51st
of 240 countries
All-time high
1,524 1000 ha
in 2002
All-time low
1,356 1000 ha
in 2022
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Nepal, 2001–2024

05001.0k1.5k2001201220242001: 1.5k 1000 ha2002: 1.5k 1000 ha2003: 1.5k 1000 ha2004: 1.5k 1000 ha2005: 1.5k 1000 ha2006: 1.4k 1000 ha2007: 1.5k 1000 ha2008: 1.4k 1000 ha2009: 1.4k 1000 ha2010: 1.4k 1000 ha2011: 1.4k 1000 ha2012: 1.4k 1000 ha2013: 1.4k 1000 ha2014: 1.4k 1000 ha2015: 1.4k 1000 ha2016: 1.4k 1000 ha2017: 1.4k 1000 ha2018: 1.4k 1000 ha2019: 1.4k 1000 ha2020: 1.4k 1000 ha2021: 1.4k 1000 ha2022: 1.4k 1000 ha2023: 1.4k 1000 ha2024: 1.4k 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Nepal is 1,357 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Nepal peaked at 1,524 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,356 1000 ha, in 2022.

That places Nepal 51st out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,474 1000 ha 1,429 1000 ha 1,524 1000 ha 9
2010s 1,416 1000 ha 1,382 1000 ha 1,438 1000 ha 10
2020s 1,379 1000 ha 1,356 1000 ha 1,410 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Nepal

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  3. 50 Kenya 1,427 1000 ha compare
  4. 52 Djibouti 1,177 1000 ha compare
  5. 53 Israel 1,117 1000 ha compare
  6. 54 Qatar 1,114 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Nepal?
Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Nepal was 1,357 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 1,524 1000 ha in 2002.
What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 1,356 1000 ha in 2022.
How does Nepal rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
Nepal ranks 51st out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.