Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Nepal
Nepal: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.002 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Nepal, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.002 sq. km per person for forest area (sq. km), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Nepal peaked at 0.0029 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.002 sq. km per person, in 2022.
That places Nepal 115th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Nepal, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0029 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0027 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0026 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0026 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0025 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0024 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0024 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0023 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0022 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0022 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0022 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 sq. km per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 sq. km per person | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 sq. km per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.002 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.002 sq. km per person | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.002 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.002 sq. km per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0022 sq. km per person, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.002 sq. km per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0007 sq. km per person, 2.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0026 sq. km per person | 0.0024 sq. km per person | 0.0029 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0023 sq. km per person | 0.0022 sq. km per person | 0.0024 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 sq. km per person | 0.0021 sq. km per person | 0.0022 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 sq. km per person | 0.002 sq. km per person | 0.0021 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More agriculture & rural data for Nepal
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0626 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.8409 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1232 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2156 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 331.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7937 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Nepal?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Nepal was 0.002 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0029 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 sq. km per person in 2022.
- How does Nepal rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Nepal ranks 115th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.