Land area in Nepal
Nepal: Land area was 14,335 ha th in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
14,335 ha th
World rank
104th
of 255 countries
All-time high
14,335 ha th
in 2000
All-time low
14,300 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Land area in Nepal, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 14,335 ha th for land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Nepal peaked at 14,335 ha th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14,300 ha th, in 1990.
That places Nepal 104th out of 255 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land area in Nepal, year by year
| Year | ha th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,300 ha th | — |
| 2000 | 14,335 ha th | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 14,335 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14,335 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14,335 ha th | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14,335 ha th | +0.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 14,335 ha th is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19,180 ha th, 75% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 14,335 ha th is above the median for South Asia, which is 9,592 ha th, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,300 ha th | 14,300 ha th | 14,300 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 14,335 ha th | 14,335 ha th | 14,335 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 14,335 ha th | 14,335 ha th | 14,335 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 14,335 ha th | 14,335 ha th | 14,335 ha th | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More development goals data for Nepal
- Red List Index 0.9303 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 27.57 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 57.25 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 48 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 47 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 47 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 33 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 34 (2025)
- Infant deaths 12,587 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Nepal?
- Land area in Nepal was 14,335 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 14,335 ha th in 2000.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,300 ha th in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for land area?
- Nepal ranks 104th out of 255 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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