Arable land in Nepal
Nepal: Arable land was 0.0607 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Nepal, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Nepal is 0.0607 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Nepal peaked at 0.175 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0607 hectares per person, in 2022.
Nepal ranks 142nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1621 hectares per person | 0.1495 hectares per person | 0.175 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.156 hectares per person | 0.1484 hectares per person | 0.1631 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1335 hectares per person | 0.1216 hectares per person | 0.146 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1071 hectares per person | 0.0974 hectares per person | 0.1188 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.088 hectares per person | 0.081 hectares per person | 0.0959 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0737 hectares per person | 0.0669 hectares per person | 0.0797 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0621 hectares per person | 0.0607 hectares per person | 0.0645 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More agriculture & rural data for Nepal
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2022)
- Rural population 33.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 9.77 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.33 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 3,344 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 11.15 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Nepal?
- Arable land in Nepal was 0.0607 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.175 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0607 hectares per person in 2022.
- How does Nepal rank for arable land?
- Nepal ranks 142nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.