Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Nepal

Agricultural land in Nepal in 2023 — 37,441 km². Ranked 99 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 5.4%.

2023 37,441 km² −0.01% vs 2022
World rank 99of 209
Period maximum 42,590 km²2001
Period minimum 35,530 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Nepal, 1961–202334,00036,00038,00040,00042,00044,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 35,530 km²1963: 35,630 km²1965: 35,530 km²1967: 35,670 km²1969: 35,670 km²1971: 37,020 km²1973: 39,530 km²1975: 40,090 km²1977: 40,400 km²1979: 40,700 km²1981: 41,030 km²1983: 41,102 km²1985: 41,164 km²1987: 41,346 km²1989: 41,408 km²1991: 41,470 km²1993: 41,694 km²1995: 41,918 km²1997: 42,142 km²1999: 42,366 km²2001: 42,590 km²2003: 42,270 km²2005: 42,020 km²2007: 41,660 km²2009: 41,400 km²2011: 41,266 km²2013: 40,562 km²2015: 40,086 km²2017: 39,479 km²2019: 38,382 km²2021: 37,730 km²2023: 37,441 km²
Change over the period: +1,911 (+5.38%) Average annual rate: 0.08 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Nepal 37,441 km²
World 47.92M km²
South Asia 1.95M km²
Southern Asia computed 3.16M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M km²
Agricultural land — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 37,441 −4 −0.01%
2022 37,445 −285 −0.75%
2021 37,730 −260 −0.68%
2020 37,989 −392 −1.02%
2019 38,382 −284 −0.74%
2018 38,666 −812 −2.06%
2017 39,479 −274 −0.69%
2016 39,753 −334 −0.83%
2015 40,086 −292 −0.72%
2014 40,378 −184 −0.45%
2013 40,562 −315 −0.77%
2012 40,876 −390 −0.94%
2011 41,266 +6 +0.01%
2010 41,260 −140 −0.34%
2009 41,400 −120 −0.29%
2008 41,520 −140 −0.34%
2007 41,660 −190 −0.45%
2006 41,850 −170 −0.4%
2005 42,020 −160 −0.38%
2004 42,180 −90 −0.21%
2003 42,270 −140 −0.33%
2002 42,410 −180 −0.42%
2001 42,590 +99 +0.23%
2000 42,491 +125 +0.3%
1999 42,366 +112 +0.27%
1998 42,254 +112 +0.27%
1997 42,142 +112 +0.27%
1996 42,030 +112 +0.27%
1995 41,918 +112 +0.27%
1994 41,806 +112 +0.27%
1993 41,694 +112 +0.27%
1992 41,582 +112 +0.27%
1991 41,470 +26 +0.06%
1990 41,444 +36 +0.09%
1989 41,408 +26 +0.06%
1988 41,382 +36 +0.09%
1987 41,346 +26 +0.06%
1986 41,320 +156 +0.38%
1985 41,164 +26 +0.06%
1984 41,138 +36 +0.09%
1983 41,102 +36 +0.09%
1982 41,066 +36 +0.09%
1981 41,030 +180 +0.44%
1980 40,850 +150 +0.37%
1979 40,700 +150 +0.37%
1978 40,550 +150 +0.37%
1977 40,400 +150 +0.37%
1976 40,250 +160 +0.4%
1975 40,090 +150 +0.38%
1974 39,940 +410 +1.04%
1973 39,530 +1,310 +3.43%
1972 38,220 +1,200 +3.24%
1971 37,020 +0 +0%
1970 37,020 +1,350 +3.78%
1969 35,670 +0 +0%
1968 35,670 +0 +0%
1967 35,670 +140 +0.39%
1966 35,530 +0 +0%
1965 35,530 +0 +0%
1964 35,530 −100 −0.28%
1963 35,630 +100 +0.28%
1962 35,530 +0 +0%
1961 35,530

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

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