Environment in Nepal

1,981 indicators covering environment for Nepal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Drinking water service usage 16.5% 2024 down 38.8% 156th
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 5.58 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 up 0.2% 44th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 24.67 Percentage of GDP 2022 down 24.5% 22nd
Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 0.24 t 2022 down 99.9% 164th
Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 0.69 1000 USD 2022 down 99.5% 167th
PK compounds — Import value 13.05 1000 USD 2022 up 34.3% 141st
PK compounds — Import quantity 4.1 t 2022 up 310.0% 148th
Sodium nitrate — Import value 4.23 1000 USD 2022 down 91.5% 116th
Sodium nitrate — Import quantity 2.53 t 2022 down 95.2% 116th
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 198,591 million SLC 2024 up 390.8% 25th
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 1,485 million USD 2024 up 258.0% 30th
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 1,186 million USD 2024 up 187.5% 31st
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Area 1.32 1000 ha 2024 down 86.0% 158th
Agriculture area under organic agric. — Share in Agricultural land 0.04 % 2024 down 82.6% 161st
Other phosphatic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 1,167 t 2022 39th
Other phosphatic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 251.95 1000 USD 2022 up 157,369.0% 60th
Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre 0.2651 t per square kilometre 2023 up 216.7% 80th
Phosphate rock — Import value 11.26 1000 USD 2022 up 26.0% 97th
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 5.46 % 2024 down 41.3% 10th
Phosphate rock — Import quantity 87.55 t 2022 up 48.7% 79th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value US$ 2,852 million USD 2024 up 446.7% 31st
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value US$, 2015 prices 2,199 million USD 2024 up 323.7% 32nd
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit 6.85 % 2024 up 15.2% 25th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Ratio of Value Added 0.2698 2024 up 222.4% 43rd
Prefabricated buildings of wood (export/import) — Import value 267 1000 USD 2024 down 4.3% 107th
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy production 27,052 TJ 2024 up 58.4% 26th
Forest rents 0.5% 2021 down 55.6% 71st
Water withdrawals per capita 319.83 cubic meters per person 2023 down 7.1% 82nd
Superphosphates above 35% — Import quantity 962 t 2022 down 39.5% 56th
Superphosphates above 35% — Import value 194.46 1000 USD 2022 down 48.3% 71st
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) 3.48 2022 up 55.0% 164th
Exported deforestation 95.11 hectares 2023 down 43.6% 83rd
Imported deforestation 2,904 hectares 2023 up 322.5% 77th
Deforestation embedded in trade 2,808 hectares 2023 up 441.7% 53rd
Consumption-based deforestation per person 1.21 square meters 2023 up 54.7% 137th
Other vegetal material and residues — Energy consumption 27,052 TJ 2024 up 58.1% 22nd
Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) 9.5 % 2021 up 4.4% 18th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 0.4929 Percentage of GDP 2021 down 55.6% 60th
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 13.2 Square kilometres 2024 down 86.0% 119th
Industrial water withdrawal 29.50 million cubic meters 2023 unchanged 132nd
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 24,402 1000 USD 2022 up 440.5% 74th
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 5,998 t 2022 up 246.5% 46th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import quantity 281 t 2016 up 6,925.0% 50th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Import value 190 1000 USD 2016 up 18,900.0% 51st
Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 1,068 t 2022 down 58.4% 101st
Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 2,779 1000 USD 2022 down 22.4% 113th
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 1,161 t 2022 up 203.4% 98th
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 3,694 1000 USD 2022 up 222.0% 106th
Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 1,269 t 2022 up 14.0% 83rd
Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 6,709 1000 USD 2022 up 83.5% 87th
15.2.1 Forest area under an independently verified forest management 0 1000 ha 2024 80th
Total official financial flows for water supply and sanitation, by recipient 127.59 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 up 32.1% 20th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import quantity 0 t 2016 down 100.0% 124th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Import value 0 1000 USD 2016 down 100.0% 125th
Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity 13.83 t 2022 up 3.4% 81st
Hazardous pesticides — Import value 24.45 1000 USD 2022 down 59.7% 106th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 4,121 Hectares 2020 down 0.1% 86th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 2,114 Hectares 2020 down 3.0% 75th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 2,326 Hectares 2020 down 0.3% 78th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 5,962 Hectares 2020 unchanged 66th