Environment in Nepal

1,981 indicators covering environment for Nepal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 56.6% 38th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 58.9% 38th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 100.0% 171st
Plywood and LVL — Production 170,000 m3 2024 up 466.7% 42nd
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 34.1 % change on previous year 2024 down 94.4% 35th
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 5.3% 97th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 4.9% 111th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0.0001 1000 USD per person 2024 up 230.9% 111th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0.0002 t per person 2024 up 790.9% 98th
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0036 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 67.5% 125th
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0044 t per square kilometre 2023 down 75.0% 125th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 0.0% 98th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0.3698 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 8.3% 63rd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 119th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 7.0% 77th
Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 44th
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate -46.63 % change on previous year 2024 down 197.3% 150th
Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 4 t 2024 unchanged 91st
Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 4 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 102nd
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 10.52 % change on previous year 2024 down 74.2% 47th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.3762 m3 per person 2024 down 14.9% 50th
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.378 m3 per person 2024 down 14.9% 53rd
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.42 m3 per person 2024 down 14.1% 68th
Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.4218 m3 per person 2024 down 14.1% 81st
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate 39.19 % change on previous year 2024 down 93.0% 27th
Primary Forest — Area 773.87 1000 ha 2025 down 0.2% 41st
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 1,687 t 2024 up 1,317.7% 119th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 1,479 1000 USD 2024 up 1,772.2% 120th
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 96.2% 119th
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 91.2% 138th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 1.6% 91st
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 187.9% 71st
Recovered paper — Import quantity 400 t 2024 down 59.8% 128th
Recovered paper — Import value 132 1000 USD 2024 down 67.3% 126th
Annual change in forest area 16,580 hectares 2025 up 373.2% 21st
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.3% 2025 up 360.7% 39th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.3% 2025 up 360.7% 38th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 16,580 hectares 2025 up 373.2% 21st
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0 t per person 2024 99th
Fibreboard — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 165th
Fibreboard — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 166th
Other paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 44th
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0018 m3 per person 2024 down 14.9% 93rd
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate 29.14 % change on previous year 2024 up 34.5% 33rd
Forest land — Area 6,266 1000 ha 2025 up 2.7% 79th
Naturally regenerating forest — Area 5,896 1000 ha 2025 up 2.9% 74th
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 94.1 % 2025 up 0.2% 130th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre 0 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 174th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, annual growth rate -37.41 % change on previous year 2024 down 197.2% 162nd
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export quantity 1 t 2024 down 97.8% 144th
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Export value 21 1000 USD 2024 down 93.9% 124th
Sawnwood, coniferous — Export quantity 1,440 m3 2024 94th
Other fibreboard — Import quantity 73 m3 2024 down 36.5% 173rd
Other fibreboard — Import value 58 1000 USD 2024 down 43.1% 160th
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -0.9432 % change on previous year 2024 down 108.2% 107th
Fibreboard — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0351 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 543.3% 113th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0628 m3 per square kilometre 2023 up 764.4% 116th
Sawnwood, coniferous — Export value 886 1000 USD 2024 86th
Planted Forest — Area 370.01 1000 ha 2025 down 0.1% 76th
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land 5.9 % 2025 down 2.8% 114th