Environment in Nepal

1,997 indicators covering environment for Nepal.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Finland — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 38 1000 USD 2012 up 65.2% 122nd
Gross Output (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 2.94 % 2023 up 235.5% 48th
Gross Output (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.94 % 2023 up 235.5% 48th
Total FAO — Plywood — Export Value 290 1000 USD 2017 down 59.0% 89th
Total FAO — Plywood — Export Quantity 235 m3 2017 down 64.5% 91st
China — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 54 1000 USD 2018 down 95.6% 126th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Quantity 0 m3 2016 66th
Others (adjustment) — Sawnwood, coniferous — Export Value 0 1000 USD 2016 45th
Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas 47.81 micrograms per cubic meter 2023 down 26.0% 9th
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Export Value 0 1000 USD 2017 56th
Others (adjustment) — Plywood — Export Quantity 0 m3 2017 80th
Per capita plastic waste exports and imports by income group 0.0001 kilograms 2022 up 146.1% 146th
Herbaceous crops — Area from CGLS 2,403 1000 ha 2019 71st
Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 97.03 1000 ha 2019 96th
Shrub-covered areas — Area from CGLS 209.08 1000 ha 2019 80th
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 30.18 1000 ha 2019 110th
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CGLS 1,158 1000 ha 2019 49th
Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS 15.23 1000 ha 2019 134th
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 10 m3 2014 down 99.1% 118th
Total FAO — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous non-tropical 188 1000 USD 2014 up 184.8% 82nd
Thailand — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 2,115 t 2018 up 2,720.0% 38th
Thailand — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 2,064 1000 USD 2018 up 2,328.2% 37th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 0 t 2016 down 100.0% 47th
Mechanical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 0 1000 USD 2016 down 100.0% 48th
Republic of Korea — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 10,295 1000 USD 2017 up 10,299.0% 23rd
India — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 74,865 t 2018 up 446.2% 6th
India — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 62,865 1000 USD 2018 up 496.3% 5th
Belgium — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Quantity 3 t 2010 down 92.3% 135th
Belgium — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint — Import Value 0 1000 USD 2010 down 100.0% 138th
Share of plastic waste exports 0.0% 2022 down 15.9% 135th
Russian Federation — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 35 1000 USD 2018 down 98.0% 122nd
Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous 0 m3 2014 down 100.0% 43rd
Biogases — Energy consumption 10,846 TJ 2024 up 61.6% 4th
Gaseous biofuels — Energy consumption 10,846 TJ 2024 up 61.6% 4th
Others (adjustment) — Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous 0 1000 USD 2014 50th
Insecticides — Export quantity 596.75 t 2003 up 4,713.6% 54th
Ethylene dichloride — Import quantity 0.401 t 2022 up 100.5% 60th
Ethylene dichloride — Import value 1.2 1000 USD 2022 up 12.9% 57th
Malaysia — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 164 1000 USD 2018 up 248.9% 68th
Republic of Korea — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 1,763 t 2017 up 1,345.1% 42nd
Republic of Korea — Paper and paperboard, excluding newsprint 1,468 1000 USD 2017 up 1,382.8% 46th
Switzerland — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 81 1000 USD 2017 up 3,950.0% 81st
France — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 69 1000 USD 2018 down 58.9% 91st
Unspecified Area — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 242 1000 USD 2017 up 4,740.0% 57th
Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Export Value 48 1000 USD 2018 down 68.2% 89th
Total FAO — Veneer sheets — Export Quantity 360 m3 2018 down 23.2% 68th
Singapore — Forest products (export/import) — Import Value 419 1000 USD 2017 up 1,511.5% 66th
Cropland area under organic agric. — Area 0.92 1000 ha 2024 down 90.2% 93rd
Potassium chloride (muriate of potash) (MOP) — Agricultural Use 6,577 t 2017 up 4,771.9% 56th
Above-ground forest biomass 114.48 tonnes per hectare 2025 unchanged 104th
Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Export Value 0 1000 USD 2018 38th
Others (adjustment) — Veneer sheets — Export Quantity 0 m3 2018 61st
Above-ground biomass in forest 114.48 2025 unchanged 113th
Forest area 6,266 2025 up 2.7% 76th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area 43.7% 2025 up 2.7% 87th
Share of forest area within protected areas 59.3% 2025 up 8.8% 12th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 59.3% 2025 up 8.8% 13th
Italy — Forest products (export/import) — Export Value 45 1000 USD 2017 up 309.1% 90th
United States of America — Forest products (export/import) — Export 541 1000 USD 2018 up 26.7% 73rd
Total FAO — Wood chips and particles — Import Quantity 28 m3 2017 up 180.0% 94th