Environment in Nepal

1,981 indicators covering environment for Nepal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS 0 1000 ha 2024 down 100.0% 138th
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 1.93 1000 ha 2024 up 55.6% 162nd
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS 1,357 1000 ha 2024 down 3.1% 49th
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS 209.99 1000 ha 2024 down 19.0% 16th
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS 3.58 1000 ha 2024 up 3.2% 200th
Temporary crops — Area 1,731 1000 ha 2024 down 14.2% 88th
Temporary fallow — Area 61 1000 ha 2024 up 55.7% 123rd
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area 11.8 1000 ha 2024 up 25.8% 120th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Import quantity 304 t 2024 up 128.6% 118th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Import value 219 1000 USD 2024 up 121.2% 124th
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Export quantity 0 m3 2024 down 100.0% 143rd
Medium/high density fibreboard (MDF/HDF) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2024 down 100.0% 146th
Case materials — Import quantity 1,567 t 2024 down 66.5% 155th
Case materials — Import value 1,315 1000 USD 2024 down 49.9% 152nd
Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Export value 837 1000 USD 2024 down 51.2% 128th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import quantity 20,536 t 2024 down 42.5% 130th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import value 27,534 1000 USD 2024 up 21.0% 123rd
Cartonboard — Import quantity 6,017 t 2024 up 13.7% 117th
Cartonboard — Import value 17,628 1000 USD 2024 up 420.2% 99th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person 2024 109th
Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 109th
Further processed sawnwood (export/import) — Import value 210 1000 USD 2024 up 213.4% 153rd
Further processed sawnwood, non-coniferous (export/import) — Import 157 1000 USD 2024 up 390.6% 143rd
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export quantity 7,295 t 2024 up 1,000.3% 89th
Packaging paper and paperboard — Export value 2,441 1000 USD 2024 up 677.4% 103rd
Other articles of paper and paperboard, ready for use (export/import) 2,958 1000 USD 2024 up 0.5% 97th
Wrapping papers — Import quantity 12,648 t 2024 down 50.6% 88th
Wrapping papers — Import value 8,372 1000 USD 2024 down 49.7% 105th
Secondary processed paper products (export/import) — Export value 4,100 1000 USD 2024 down 17.1% 121st
Wooden wrapping and packaging material (export/import) — Import value 689 1000 USD 2024 up 7,555.6% 133rd
Paper and paperboard — Production, per capita 0.0004 t per person 2024 down 6.7% 97th
Paper and paperboard — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 47.5% 84th
Wrapping papers — Export quantity 2,260 t 2024 up 6,177.8% 71st
Wrapping papers — Export value 852 1000 USD 2024 up 3,957.1% 86th
Wood products for domestic/decorative use (export/import) — Import 522 1000 USD 2024 up 5,120.0% 140th
Special coated paper and pulp products (export/import) — Import value 4,942 1000 USD 2024 up 1,349.3% 120th
Household and sanitary paper, ready for use (export/import) — Import 1,799 1000 USD 2024 up 271.7% 191st
Packaging cartons, boxes etc. (export/import) — Import value 14,455 1000 USD 2024 up 3,994.9% 138th
Other paper and paperboard — Production, per capita 0.0004 t per person 2024 down 6.7% 96th
Other paper and paperboard — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 47.5% 82nd
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -0.9432 % change on previous year 2024 down 108.2% 64th
Secondary processed paper products (export/import) — Import value 47,875 1000 USD 2024 up 2,042.1% 132nd
Other articles of paper and paperboard, ready for use (export/import) 26,626 1000 USD 2024 up 2,500.2% 110th
Other manufactured wood products (export/import) — Import value 761 1000 USD 2024 up 10,771.4% 166th
Builder's joinery and carpentry of wood (export/import) — Import value 3,065 1000 USD 2024 up 1,890.3% 146th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Production 0 t 2024 25th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Export quantity 4,841 t 2024 up 484,000.0% 36th
Other papers mainly for packaging — Export value 1,468 1000 USD 2024 up 146,700.0% 43rd
Change in the consumption of ozone-depleting substances 0.84 2021 down 82.5% 108th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Export quantity 491 t 2024 up 35.3% 74th
Printing and writing papers, uncoated, woodfree — Export value 1,366 1000 USD 2024 up 65.4% 66th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Export quantity 106 t 2024 unchanged 40th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Export value 197 1000 USD 2024 unchanged 33rd
Total fibre furnish — Production, per square kilometre 0.3697 t per square kilometre 2023 up 96.3% 78th
Case materials — Export quantity 57 t 2024 up 418.2% 128th
Case materials — Export value 81 1000 USD 2024 up 9.5% 120th
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services 16 % 2024 down 40.7% 127th
Cartonboard — Export quantity 137 t 2024 down 77.7% 101st
Cartonboard — Export value 40 1000 USD 2024 down 81.7% 128th
Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production, per capita 0 m3 per person 2024 101st