What is cropland per person over the long term in Nepal?

Cropland per person over the long term in Nepal was 0.0481 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Nepal?

The highest recorded value was 0.2486 in 1840.

What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Nepal?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0481 in 2025.

How does Nepal rank for cropland per person over the long term?

Nepal ranks 162nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.

Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Nepal?

Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Nepal data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cropland per person over the long term in Nepal

Name: Cropland per person over the long term in Nepal
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Nepal: Cropland per person over the long term was 0.0481 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.0481

Change on year

down 3.1%

World rank

162nd

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.2486

in 1840

All-time low

0.0481

in 2025

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Cropland per person over the long term in Nepal, 1000–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, cropland per person over the long term in Nepal stood at 0.0481. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long term in Nepal peaked at 0.2486 in 1840 and was at its lowest, 0.0481, in 2025.

Nepal ranks 162nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	0.124	0.124	0.124	1
1100s	0.1227	0.1227	0.1227	1
1200s	0.1215	0.1215	0.1215	1
1300s	0.1203	0.1203	0.1203	1
1400s	0.1191	0.1191	0.1191	1
1500s	0.118	0.118	0.118	1
1600s	0.1168	0.1168	0.1168	1
1700s	0.1156	0.1156	0.1156	1
1710s	0.1216	0.1216	0.1216	1
1720s	0.128	0.128	0.128	1
1730s	0.1348	0.1348	0.1348	1
1740s	0.142	0.142	0.142	1
1750s	0.1496	0.1496	0.1496	1
1760s	0.1577	0.1577	0.1577	1
1770s	0.1663	0.1663	0.1663	1
1780s	0.1755	0.1755	0.1755	1
1790s	0.1852	0.1852	0.1852	1
1800s	0.1955	0.1955	0.1955	1
1810s	0.2065	0.2065	0.2065	1
1820s	0.2224	0.2224	0.2224	1
1830s	0.2269	0.2269	0.2269	1
1840s	0.2486	0.2486	0.2486	1
1850s	0.2443	0.2443	0.2443	1
1860s	0.2356	0.2356	0.2356	1
1870s	0.2278	0.2278	0.2278	1
1880s	0.2301	0.2301	0.2301	1
1890s	0.2148	0.2148	0.2148	1
1900s	0.2142	0.2142	0.2142	1
1910s	0.2341	0.2341	0.2341	1
1920s	0.2368	0.2368	0.2368	1
1930s	0.231	0.231	0.231	1
1940s	0.2165	0.2165	0.2165	1
1950s	0.1956	0.1873	0.2024	10
1960s	0.1695	0.1569	0.182	10
1970s	0.1635	0.1553	0.171	10
1980s	0.1392	0.1258	0.1528	10
1990s	0.1124	0.1028	0.1231	10
2000s	0.09	0.0798	0.1009	10
2010s	0.0682	0.0581	0.0778	10
2020s	0.0521	0.0481	0.056	6

Countries ranked near Nepal

159 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0513 compare
160 Switzerland 0.0505 compare
161 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0493 compare
163 Guadeloupe 0.0436 compare
164 Liechtenstein 0.0432 compare
165 Martinique 0.0407 compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Nepal

Agriculture share gdp 21.56 (2025)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 21.56 (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2022)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2022)
Rural population 33.0% (2025)
Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
Rural population 9.77 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.6% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.81 billion current US$ (2025)
Bananas — Production 383,285 t (2024)

All data for Nepal →

Frequently asked questions

What is cropland per person over the long term in Nepal?: Cropland per person over the long term in Nepal was 0.0481 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Nepal?: The highest recorded value was 0.2486 in 1840.
What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Nepal?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0481 in 2025.
How does Nepal rank for cropland per person over the long term?: Nepal ranks 162nd out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Nepal?: Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nepal data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long term
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026