Agricultural land use per person in Nepal
Nepal: Agricultural land use per person was 0.0948 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.0948 hectares per person
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
165th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.4912 hectares per person
in 1840
All-time low
0.0948 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Nepal, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.0948 hectares per person for agricultural land use per person in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Nepal peaked at 0.4912 hectares per person in 1840 and was at its lowest, 0.0948 hectares per person, in 2025.
Nepal ranks 165th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Agricultural land use per person in Nepal, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.4678 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.4611 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1200 | 0.4544 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1300 | 0.4475 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1400 | 0.4405 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1500 | 0.4335 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1600 | 0.4264 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1700 | 0.4192 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1710 | 0.4193 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1720 | 0.4237 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1730 | 0.4259 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1740 | 0.4285 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1750 | 0.4316 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1760 | 0.4351 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1770 | 0.439 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1780 | 0.4433 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1790 | 0.4481 hectares per person | +1.1% |
| 1800 | 0.4535 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1810 | 0.4595 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1820 | 0.4704 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1830 | 0.4733 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1840 | 0.4912 hectares per person | +3.8% |
| 1850 | 0.4831 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1860 | 0.4706 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1870 | 0.4589 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1880 | 0.4573 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1890 | 0.438 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1900 | 0.4333 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1910 | 0.4491 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 1920 | 0.4476 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1930 | 0.4377 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1940 | 0.4218 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1950 | 0.4045 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1951 | 0.4005 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1952 | 0.3947 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1953 | 0.392 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 0.3863 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1955 | 0.3812 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 0.3759 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1957 | 0.371 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1958 | 0.3648 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1959 | 0.3595 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 0.3531 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1961 | 0.3476 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.3422 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3377 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3312 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3256 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3198 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3152 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3093 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3033 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3086 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3016 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3046 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3083 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.3049 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2998 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2936 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2877 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2821 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2767 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2715 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.266 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2599 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.254 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2485 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2431 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2379 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2324 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2271 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.222 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2172 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2118 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.207 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2025 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1982 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1941 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1897 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1855 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1815 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1777 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1741 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1705 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.166 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1618 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1579 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.154 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1504 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1469 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1437 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1407 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1377 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1351 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1314 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.128 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1251 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.122 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1189 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1161 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1118 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1091 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1062 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1039 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1016 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0992 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0969 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0948 hectares per person | -2.3% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.0948 hectares per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4893 hectares per person, 19% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.0948 hectares per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1215 hectares per person, 78% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.4678 hectares per person | 0.4678 hectares per person | 0.4678 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.4611 hectares per person | 0.4611 hectares per person | 0.4611 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.4544 hectares per person | 0.4544 hectares per person | 0.4544 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.4475 hectares per person | 0.4475 hectares per person | 0.4475 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.4405 hectares per person | 0.4405 hectares per person | 0.4405 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.4335 hectares per person | 0.4335 hectares per person | 0.4335 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.4264 hectares per person | 0.4264 hectares per person | 0.4264 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.4192 hectares per person | 0.4192 hectares per person | 0.4192 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.4193 hectares per person | 0.4193 hectares per person | 0.4193 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.4237 hectares per person | 0.4237 hectares per person | 0.4237 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.4259 hectares per person | 0.4259 hectares per person | 0.4259 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.4285 hectares per person | 0.4285 hectares per person | 0.4285 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.4316 hectares per person | 0.4316 hectares per person | 0.4316 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.4351 hectares per person | 0.4351 hectares per person | 0.4351 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.439 hectares per person | 0.439 hectares per person | 0.439 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.4433 hectares per person | 0.4433 hectares per person | 0.4433 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.4481 hectares per person | 0.4481 hectares per person | 0.4481 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.4535 hectares per person | 0.4535 hectares per person | 0.4535 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.4595 hectares per person | 0.4595 hectares per person | 0.4595 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.4704 hectares per person | 0.4704 hectares per person | 0.4704 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.4733 hectares per person | 0.4733 hectares per person | 0.4733 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.4912 hectares per person | 0.4912 hectares per person | 0.4912 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.4831 hectares per person | 0.4831 hectares per person | 0.4831 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.4706 hectares per person | 0.4706 hectares per person | 0.4706 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.4589 hectares per person | 0.4589 hectares per person | 0.4589 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.4573 hectares per person | 0.4573 hectares per person | 0.4573 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.438 hectares per person | 0.438 hectares per person | 0.438 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.4333 hectares per person | 0.4333 hectares per person | 0.4333 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.4491 hectares per person | 0.4491 hectares per person | 0.4491 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.4476 hectares per person | 0.4476 hectares per person | 0.4476 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.4377 hectares per person | 0.4377 hectares per person | 0.4377 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.4218 hectares per person | 0.4218 hectares per person | 0.4218 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.3831 hectares per person | 0.3595 hectares per person | 0.4045 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3285 hectares per person | 0.3033 hectares per person | 0.3531 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2968 hectares per person | 0.2767 hectares per person | 0.3086 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2462 hectares per person | 0.222 hectares per person | 0.2715 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1965 hectares per person | 0.1777 hectares per person | 0.2172 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1566 hectares per person | 0.1407 hectares per person | 0.1741 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1235 hectares per person | 0.1091 hectares per person | 0.1377 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1004 hectares per person | 0.0948 hectares per person | 0.1062 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 162 Netherlands 0.102 hectares per person compare
- 163 North Korea 0.1011 hectares per person compare
- 164 Luxembourg 0.1005 hectares per person compare
- 166 Guadeloupe 0.0943 hectares per person compare
- 167 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0923 hectares per person compare
- 168 Cyprus 0.092 hectares per person compare
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 agricultural land use per person in Nepal?
- Agricultural land use per person in Nepal was 0.0948 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4912 hectares per person in 1840.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0948 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Nepal rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Nepal ranks 165th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.