Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Nepal

Arable land per capita in Nepal in 2023 — 0.0607 ha/person. Ranked 142 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 65.3%.

2023 0.0607 ha/person +0.07% vs 2022
World rank 142of 206
Period maximum 0.175 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.0607 ha/person2022

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Nepal, 1961–202300.050.10.150.219611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.175 ha/person1963: 0.1692 ha/person1965: 0.1616 ha/person1967: 0.1561 ha/person1969: 0.1495 ha/person1971: 0.1537 ha/person1973: 0.1631 ha/person1975: 0.1582 ha/person1977: 0.1535 ha/person1979: 0.1484 ha/person1981: 0.1437 ha/person1983: 0.1375 ha/person1985: 0.1317 ha/person1987: 0.1265 ha/person1989: 0.1216 ha/person1991: 0.116 ha/person1993: 0.11 ha/person1995: 0.1051 ha/person1997: 0.1009 ha/person1999: 0.0974 ha/person2001: 0.0944 ha/person2003: 0.0901 ha/person2005: 0.0867 ha/person2007: 0.0836 ha/person2009: 0.081 ha/person2011: 0.0787 ha/person2013: 0.076 ha/person2015: 0.073 ha/person2017: 0.0702 ha/person2019: 0.0669 ha/person2021: 0.0623 ha/person2023: 0.0607 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.1143 (−65.29%) Average annual rate: -1.69 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Nepal 0.0607 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
South Asia 0.0993 ha/person
Southern Asia computed 0.1072 ha/person
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.1258 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.0607 +0 +0.07%
2022 0.0607 −0.0016 −2.57%
2021 0.0623 −0.0022 −3.44%
2020 0.0645 −0.0024 −3.59%
2019 0.0669 −0.002 −2.84%
2018 0.0689 −0.0013 −1.9%
2017 0.0702 −0.0013 −1.83%
2016 0.0715 −0.0015 −2.07%
2015 0.073 −0.0016 −2.12%
2014 0.0746 −0.0014 −1.85%
2013 0.076 −0.0013 −1.73%
2012 0.0774 −0.0014 −1.76%
2011 0.0787 −0.001 −1.24%
2010 0.0797 −0.0012 −1.52%
2009 0.081 −0.0013 −1.57%
2008 0.0823 −0.0014 −1.63%
2007 0.0836 −0.0015 −1.71%
2006 0.0851 −0.0016 −1.83%
2005 0.0867 −0.0017 −1.97%
2004 0.0884 −0.0017 −1.9%
2003 0.0901 −0.0021 −2.25%
2002 0.0922 −0.0022 −2.35%
2001 0.0944 −0.0015 −1.56%
2000 0.0959 −0.0015 −1.57%
1999 0.0974 −0.0017 −1.71%
1998 0.0991 −0.0018 −1.81%
1997 0.1009 −0.002 −1.92%
1996 0.1029 −0.0021 −2.04%
1995 0.1051 −0.0024 −2.24%
1994 0.1075 −0.0026 −2.34%
1993 0.11 −0.0029 −2.56%
1992 0.1129 −0.0031 −2.64%
1991 0.116 −0.0029 −2.4%
1990 0.1188 −0.0027 −2.24%
1989 0.1216 −0.0025 −2.05%
1988 0.1241 −0.0024 −1.93%
1987 0.1265 −0.0025 −1.94%
1986 0.1291 −0.0027 −2.03%
1985 0.1317 −0.0028 −2.09%
1984 0.1345 −0.003 −2.17%
1983 0.1375 −0.0031 −2.19%
1982 0.1406 −0.0031 −2.15%
1981 0.1437 −0.0023 −1.54%
1980 0.146 −0.0025 −1.68%
1979 0.1484 −0.0025 −1.66%
1978 0.1509 −0.0025 −1.64%
1977 0.1535 −0.0024 −1.55%
1976 0.1559 −0.0024 −1.5%
1975 0.1582 −0.0024 −1.51%
1974 0.1607 −0.0024 −1.48%
1973 0.1631 +0.0049 +3.08%
1972 0.1582 +0.0046 +2.96%
1971 0.1537 −0.0034 −2.15%
1970 0.157 +0.0075 +5.04%
1969 0.1495 −0.0033 −2.14%
1968 0.1528 −0.0033 −2.13%
1967 0.1561 −0.0022 −1.39%
1966 0.1583 −0.0033 −2.06%
1965 0.1616 −0.0034 −2.03%
1964 0.165 −0.0043 −2.52%
1963 0.1692 −0.0024 −1.4%
1962 0.1717 −0.0034 −1.93%
1961 0.175

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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