Environment in Nepal

1,981 indicators covering environment for Nepal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0144 t per square kilometre 2023 up 729.8% 99th
Chemical wood pulp — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0106 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 1,157.8% 105th
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0113 t per square kilometre 2023 up 760.1% 101st
Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution 53.2 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 up 6.6% 12th
Heating Degree Days, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year 2024 down 170.6% 74th
Charcoal — Energy production 257.95 TJ 2024 down 89.3% 85th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Export quantity 34 t 2024 unchanged 98th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Export value 14 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 108th
Wood fuel — Import quantity 1 m3 2024 down 95.0% 167th
Wood fuel — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 175th
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 57,414 Square kilometres 2023 down 0.0% 63rd
Wood pulp — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0109 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 758.2% 102nd
Wood pulp — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0116 t per square kilometre 2023 up 564.5% 98th
Land use hidden — Forest 59,620 Square kilometres 2023 unchanged 65th
Land use hidden — Planted Forest 2,206 Square kilometres 2023 unchanged 59th
Wood residues — Import quantity 2 m3 2024 down 99.8% 168th
Wood residues — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 180th
Industrial roundwood — Production, per capita 0.0438 m3 per person 2024 down 6.7% 90th
Charcoal — Energy consumption 257.95 TJ 2024 down 89.4% 101st
Annual freshwater withdrawals 9.50 billion billion cubic meters 2022 unchanged 50th
Pulp for paper — Production 15,000 t 2024 unchanged 71st
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0438 m3 per person 2024 down 6.7% 74th
Industrial roundwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 47.5% 53rd
Wood residues — Export quantity 21 m3 2024 up 110.0% 106th
Wood residues — Export value 1 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 117th
Wood fuel — Export quantity 1 m3 2024 down 94.7% 148th
Wood fuel — Export value 4 1000 USD 2024 up 100.0% 129th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 47.5% 34th
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 8.31 2022 unchanged 98th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity 27 m3 2024 down 98.1% 177th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Import value 10 1000 USD 2024 down 97.3% 169th
Water productivity, GDP per cubic meter of freshwater withdrawal 3.48 constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of total freshwater withdrawal 2022 up 55.0% 164th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Import quantity 400 m3 2024 136th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Import value 28 1000 USD 2024 169th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import quantity 400 m3 2024 136th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous (export/import) — Import value 28 1000 USD 2024 169th
Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, per capita 0.0438 m3 per person 2024 down 6.7% 76th
Wood chips and particles — Export quantity 13 m3 2024 up 62.5% 109th
Wood chips and particles — Export value 2 1000 USD 2024 down 77.8% 122nd
Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0438 m3 per person 2024 down 6.7% 53rd
Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 47.5% 36th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical (export/import) 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 194th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical (export/import) 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 199th
Industrial roundwood — Production, per square kilometre 9.07 m3 per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 68th
Household and sanitary papers — Export quantity 102 t 2024 up 52.2% 102nd
Household and sanitary papers — Export value 126 1000 USD 2024 up 70.3% 103rd
Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 47.5% 17th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 158th
Wood chips and particles — Import quantity 22,896 m3 2024 up 114,380.0% 43rd
Wood chips and particles — Import value 29 1000 USD 2024 up 70.6% 123rd
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 157th
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per square 9.07 m3 per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 56th
Pulp from fibres other than wood — Export quantity 184 t 2024 up 2.2% 39th
Pulp from fibres other than wood — Export value 618 1000 USD 2024 up 4.9% 27th
Pulp from fibres other than wood — Production 15,000 t 2024 unchanged 34th
Particle board — Import quantity 3,057 m3 2024 up 2,605.3% 137th
Particle board — Import value 2,071 1000 USD 2024 up 2,456.8% 127th
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals 1.6% 2022 unchanged 176th
Inland waters — Area, per capita 0 1000 ha per person 2024 down 6.6% 89th
Inland waters — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 47.5% 40th