Agricultural land in Nepal
Agricultural land made up 26.1% of the land area of Nepal in 2024.
Nepal, 2024
26.1%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Position in 2024
131st of 208
Agricultural land in Nepal over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nepal | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26.1% | – |
| 2023 | 26.1% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 26.3% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 26.8% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 27.0% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 28.2% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 28.3% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 28.8% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 29.1% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 29.3% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 29.5% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 29.6% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 29.7% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 29.6% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 28.2%, the figure has changed by −2.0 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Nepal has the 131st highest value.
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