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Agricultural land share — Nepal

Agricultural land share in Nepal in 2023 — 26.12%. Ranked 133 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 1.27 pp.

2023 26.12% −0 pp vs 2022
World rank 133of 209
Period maximum 29.71%2001
Period minimum 24.85%1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · % of land area

Agricultural land share — Nepal, 1961–20232426283019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 24.85%1963: 24.92%1965: 24.85%1967: 24.94%1969: 24.94%1971: 25.89%1973: 27.64%1975: 28.03%1977: 28.25%1979: 28.46%1981: 28.69%1983: 28.74%1985: 28.79%1987: 28.91%1989: 28.96%1991: 29%1993: 29.16%1995: 29.31%1997: 29.47%1999: 29.63%2001: 29.71%2003: 29.49%2005: 29.31%2007: 29.06%2009: 28.88%2011: 28.79%2013: 28.3%2015: 27.96%2017: 27.54%2019: 26.77%2021: 26.32%2023: 26.12%
Change over the period: +1.27 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nepal

Nepal 26.12%
World 36.93%
South Asia 58.34%
Southern Asia computed 49.5%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 44.89%
Agricultural land share — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 26.12 −0 pp
2022 26.12 −0.2 pp
2021 26.32 −0.18 pp
2020 26.5 −0.27 pp
2019 26.77 −0.2 pp
2018 26.97 −0.57 pp
2017 27.54 −0.19 pp
2016 27.73 −0.23 pp
2015 27.96 −0.2 pp
2014 28.17 −0.13 pp
2013 28.3 −0.22 pp
2012 28.52 −0.27 pp
2011 28.79 +0 pp
2010 28.78 −0.1 pp
2009 28.88 −0.08 pp
2008 28.96 −0.1 pp
2007 29.06 −0.13 pp
2006 29.19 −0.12 pp
2005 29.31 −0.11 pp
2004 29.42 −0.06 pp
2003 29.49 −0.1 pp
2002 29.58 −0.13 pp
2001 29.71 +0.07 pp
2000 29.64 +0.01 pp
1999 29.63 +0.08 pp
1998 29.55 +0.08 pp
1997 29.47 +0.08 pp
1996 29.39 +0.08 pp
1995 29.31 +0.08 pp
1994 29.23 +0.08 pp
1993 29.16 +0.08 pp
1992 29.08 +0.08 pp
1991 29 +0.02 pp
1990 28.98 +0.03 pp
1989 28.96 +0.02 pp
1988 28.94 +0.03 pp
1987 28.91 +0.02 pp
1986 28.9 +0.11 pp
1985 28.79 +0.02 pp
1984 28.77 +0.03 pp
1983 28.74 +0.03 pp
1982 28.72 +0.03 pp
1981 28.69 +0.13 pp
1980 28.57 +0.1 pp
1979 28.46 +0.1 pp
1978 28.36 +0.1 pp
1977 28.25 +0.1 pp
1976 28.15 +0.11 pp
1975 28.03 +0.1 pp
1974 27.93 +0.29 pp
1973 27.64 +0.92 pp
1972 26.73 +0.84 pp
1971 25.89 +0 pp
1970 25.89 +0.94 pp
1969 24.94 +0 pp
1968 24.94 +0 pp
1967 24.94 +0.1 pp
1966 24.85 +0 pp
1965 24.85 +0 pp
1964 24.85 −0.07 pp
1963 24.92 +0.07 pp
1962 24.85 +0 pp
1961 24.85 —

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

BD Bangladesh 72.31 IN India 60.06 AF Afghanistan 58.44 LK Sri Lanka 48.61 PK Pakistan 46.69 IR Iran 29.01 NP Nepal 26.12 MV Maldives 19.8 BT Bhutan 13.82
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About the indicator

The share of agricultural land in total land area: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. High values often come not from crop-growing countries but from pastoral ones — vast semi-desert rangelands formally count as agricultural land.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by land area.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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How much land is taken up by arable land, permanent crops and pasture.

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Nepal by year Environment Land area

The area of a country excluding inland water bodies — the denominator for every land share.

Nepal by year Agriculture Irrigated land

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