Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Nepal

Arable land in Nepal in 2023 — 1,803,800 ha. Ranked 85 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 0.1%.

2023 1.8M ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 85of 206
Period maximum 2.36M ha2001
Period minimum 1.8M ha2022

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Nepal, 1961–20231.8M2M2.2M2.4M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,806,000 ha1963: 1,816,000 ha1965: 1,806,000 ha1967: 1,819,000 ha1969: 1,819,000 ha1971: 1,953,000 ha1973: 2,165,000 ha1975: 2,195,000 ha1977: 2,225,000 ha1979: 2,255,000 ha1981: 2,288,000 ha1983: 2,295,200 ha1985: 2,302,400 ha1987: 2,309,600 ha1989: 2,316,800 ha1991: 2,324,000 ha1993: 2,330,600 ha1995: 2,337,200 ha1997: 2,343,800 ha1999: 2,350,400 ha2001: 2,355,000 ha2003: 2,315,000 ha2005: 2,280,000 ha2007: 2,240,000 ha2009: 2,200,000 ha2011: 2,162,700 ha2013: 2,097,446 ha2015: 2,032,191 ha2017: 1,966,936 ha2019: 1,901,682 ha2021: 1,836,427 ha2023: 1,803,800 ha
Change over the period: −2,200 (−0.12%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Nepal 1.8M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
South Asia computed 203M ha
Southern Asia computed 219M ha
Arable land — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 1.8M +0 +0%
2022 1.8M −32,627 −1.78%
2021 1.84M −32,627 −1.75%
2020 1.87M −32,627 −1.72%
2019 1.9M −32,627 −1.69%
2018 1.93M −32,627 −1.66%
2017 1.97M −32,627 −1.63%
2016 2M −32,627 −1.61%
2015 2.03M −32,627 −1.58%
2014 2.06M −32,627 −1.56%
2013 2.1M −32,627 −1.53%
2012 2.13M −32,627 −1.51%
2011 2.16M −17,300 −0.79%
2010 2.18M −20,000 −0.91%
2009 2.2M −20,000 −0.9%
2008 2.22M −20,000 −0.89%
2007 2.24M −20,000 −0.88%
2006 2.26M −20,000 −0.88%
2005 2.28M −20,000 −0.87%
2004 2.3M −15,000 −0.65%
2003 2.32M −20,000 −0.86%
2002 2.34M −20,000 −0.85%
2001 2.36M +1,000 +0.04%
2000 2.35M +3,600 +0.15%
1999 2.35M +3,300 +0.14%
1998 2.35M +3,300 +0.14%
1997 2.34M +3,300 +0.14%
1996 2.34M +3,300 +0.14%
1995 2.34M +3,300 +0.14%
1994 2.33M +3,300 +0.14%
1993 2.33M +3,300 +0.14%
1992 2.33M +3,300 +0.14%
1991 2.32M +3,600 +0.16%
1990 2.32M +3,600 +0.16%
1989 2.32M +3,600 +0.16%
1988 2.31M +3,600 +0.16%
1987 2.31M +3,600 +0.16%
1986 2.31M +3,600 +0.16%
1985 2.3M +3,600 +0.16%
1984 2.3M +3,600 +0.16%
1983 2.3M +3,600 +0.16%
1982 2.29M +3,600 +0.16%
1981 2.29M +18,000 +0.79%
1980 2.27M +15,000 +0.67%
1979 2.26M +15,000 +0.67%
1978 2.24M +15,000 +0.67%
1977 2.23M +15,000 +0.68%
1976 2.21M +15,000 +0.68%
1975 2.2M +15,000 +0.69%
1974 2.18M +15,000 +0.69%
1973 2.17M +110,000 +5.35%
1972 2.06M +102,000 +5.22%
1971 1.95M +0 +0%
1970 1.95M +134,000 +7.37%
1969 1.82M +0 +0%
1968 1.82M +0 +0%
1967 1.82M +13,000 +0.72%
1966 1.81M +0 +0%
1965 1.81M +0 +0%
1964 1.81M −10,000 −0.55%
1963 1.82M +10,000 +0.55%
1962 1.81M +0 +0%
1961 1.81M

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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