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Land area — Nepal

Land area in Nepal in 2023 — 143,350 km². Ranked 93 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0.2%.

2023 143,350 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 93of 215
Period maximum 143,350 km²2000
Period minimum 143,000 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Nepal, 1961–2023143,000143,100143,200143,300143,40019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 143,000 km²1963: 143,000 km²1965: 143,000 km²1967: 143,000 km²1969: 143,000 km²1971: 143,000 km²1973: 143,000 km²1975: 143,000 km²1977: 143,000 km²1979: 143,000 km²1981: 143,000 km²1983: 143,000 km²1985: 143,000 km²1987: 143,000 km²1989: 143,000 km²1991: 143,000 km²1993: 143,000 km²1995: 143,000 km²1997: 143,000 km²1999: 143,000 km²2001: 143,350 km²2003: 143,350 km²2005: 143,350 km²2007: 143,350 km²2009: 143,350 km²2011: 143,350 km²2013: 143,350 km²2015: 143,350 km²2017: 143,350 km²2019: 143,350 km²2021: 143,350 km²2023: 143,350 km²
Change over the period: +350 (+0.24%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Nepal 143,350 km²
World 130M km²
South Asia 3.35M km²
Southern Asia computed 6.39M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 21.64M km²
Land area — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 143,350 +0 +0%
2022 143,350 +0 +0%
2021 143,350 +0 +0%
2020 143,350 +0 +0%
2019 143,350 +0 +0%
2018 143,350 +0 +0%
2017 143,350 +0 +0%
2016 143,350 +0 +0%
2015 143,350 +0 +0%
2014 143,350 +0 +0%
2013 143,350 +0 +0%
2012 143,350 +0 +0%
2011 143,350 +0 +0%
2010 143,350 +0 +0%
2009 143,350 +0 +0%
2008 143,350 +0 +0%
2007 143,350 +0 +0%
2006 143,350 +0 +0%
2005 143,350 +0 +0%
2004 143,350 +0 +0%
2003 143,350 +0 +0%
2002 143,350 +0 +0%
2001 143,350 +0 +0%
2000 143,350 +350 +0.24%
1999 143,000 +0 +0%
1998 143,000 +0 +0%
1997 143,000 +0 +0%
1996 143,000 +0 +0%
1995 143,000 +0 +0%
1994 143,000 +0 +0%
1993 143,000 +0 +0%
1992 143,000 +0 +0%
1991 143,000 +0 +0%
1990 143,000 +0 +0%
1989 143,000 +0 +0%
1988 143,000 +0 +0%
1987 143,000 +0 +0%
1986 143,000 +0 +0%
1985 143,000 +0 +0%
1984 143,000 +0 +0%
1983 143,000 +0 +0%
1982 143,000 +0 +0%
1981 143,000 +0 +0%
1980 143,000 +0 +0%
1979 143,000 +0 +0%
1978 143,000 +0 +0%
1977 143,000 +0 +0%
1976 143,000 +0 +0%
1975 143,000 +0 +0%
1974 143,000 +0 +0%
1973 143,000 +0 +0%
1972 143,000 +0 +0%
1971 143,000 +0 +0%
1970 143,000 +0 +0%
1969 143,000 +0 +0%
1968 143,000 +0 +0%
1967 143,000 +0 +0%
1966 143,000 +0 +0%
1965 143,000 +0 +0%
1964 143,000 +0 +0%
1963 143,000 +0 +0%
1962 143,000 +0 +0%
1961 143,000 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

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

IN India 2.97M IR Iran 1.62M PK Pakistan 770,880 AF Afghanistan 652,230 NP Nepal 143,350 BD Bangladesh 129,980 LK Sri Lanka 61,860 BT Bhutan 38,140 MV Maldives 298
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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