Nepal - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Nepal was 59,620 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 59,708 in 2000 and a minimum value of 56,720 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 56,720
1991 56,829
1992 56,938
1993 57,046
1994 57,155
1995 57,264
1996 57,373
1997 57,481
1998 57,590
1999 57,699
2000 59,708
2001 57,989
2002 58,170
2003 58,351
2004 58,533
2005 58,714
2006 58,895
2007 59,076
2008 59,258
2009 59,439
2010 59,620
2011 59,620
2012 59,620
2013 59,620
2014 59,620
2015 59,620
2016 59,620
2017 59,620
2018 59,620
2019 59,620
2020 59,620

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Nepal was 41.59 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 41.65 in 2000, while its lowest value was 39.66 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 39.66
1991 39.74
1992 39.82
1993 39.89
1994 39.97
1995 40.04
1996 40.12
1997 40.20
1998 40.27
1999 40.35
2000 41.65
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

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use