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Forest cover — Nepal

Forest cover in Nepal in 2023 — 41.59%. Ranked 73 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 1.93 pp.

2023 41.59% +0 pp vs 2022
World rank 73of 213
Period maximum 41.59%2010
Period minimum 39.66%1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Nepal, 1990–202339.54040.54141.5421990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 39.66%1991: 39.74%1992: 39.82%1993: 39.89%1994: 39.97%1995: 40.04%1996: 40.12%1997: 40.2%1998: 40.27%1999: 40.35%2000: 40.33%2001: 40.45%2002: 40.58%2003: 40.71%2004: 40.83%2005: 40.96%2006: 41.08%2007: 41.21%2008: 41.34%2009: 41.46%2010: 41.59%2011: 41.59%2012: 41.59%2013: 41.59%2014: 41.59%2015: 41.59%2016: 41.59%2017: 41.59%2018: 41.59%2019: 41.59%2020: 41.59%2021: 41.59%2022: 41.59%2023: 41.59%
Change over the period: +1.93 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Nepal 41.59%
World 31.1%
South Asia 25.59%
Southern Asia computed 15.84%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 26.63%
Forest cover — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 41.59 +0 pp
2022 41.59 +0 pp
2021 41.59 +0 pp
2020 41.59 +0 pp
2019 41.59 +0 pp
2018 41.59 +0 pp
2017 41.59 +0 pp
2016 41.59 +0 pp
2015 41.59 +0 pp
2014 41.59 +0 pp
2013 41.59 +0 pp
2012 41.59 +0 pp
2011 41.59 +0 pp
2010 41.59 +0.13 pp
2009 41.46 +0.13 pp
2008 41.34 +0.13 pp
2007 41.21 +0.13 pp
2006 41.08 +0.13 pp
2005 40.96 +0.13 pp
2004 40.83 +0.13 pp
2003 40.71 +0.13 pp
2002 40.58 +0.13 pp
2001 40.45 +0.13 pp
2000 40.33 −0.02 pp
1999 40.35 +0.08 pp
1998 40.27 +0.08 pp
1997 40.2 +0.08 pp
1996 40.12 +0.08 pp
1995 40.04 +0.08 pp
1994 39.97 +0.08 pp
1993 39.89 +0.08 pp
1992 39.82 +0.08 pp
1991 39.74 +0.08 pp
1990 39.66 —

Southern Asia, 2023

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

BT Bhutan 71.61 NP Nepal 41.59 LK Sri Lanka 34 IN India 24.54 BD Bangladesh 14.49 IR Iran 6.65 PK Pakistan 4.67 MV Maldives 2.75 AF Afghanistan 1.85
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

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

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