Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Nepal

Nepal: Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 64,253 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
64,253 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
46th
of 238 countries
All-time high
68,051 ha
in 2001
All-time low
61,714 ha
in 1996
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Nepal, 1990–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200720241990: 62.8k ha1991: 62.8k ha1992: 62.8k ha1993: 62.8k ha1994: 62.8k ha1995: 61.9k ha1996: 61.7k ha1997: 61.7k ha1998: 62.0k ha1999: 67.1k ha2000: 67.5k ha2001: 68.1k ha2002: 68.0k ha2003: 67.9k ha2004: 67.6k ha2005: 67.3k ha2006: 67.3k ha2007: 67.1k ha2008: 67.0k ha2009: 67.0k ha2010: 67.0k ha2011: 66.9k ha2012: 66.9k ha2013: 66.9k ha2014: 67.0k ha2015: 67.0k ha2016: 65.7k ha2017: 65.4k ha2018: 65.4k ha2019: 64.5k ha2020: 64.4k ha2021: 64.4k ha2022: 64.3k ha2023: 64.3k ha2024: 64.3k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Nepal is 64,253 ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Nepal peaked at 68,051 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 61,714 ha, in 1996.

Nepal ranks 46th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 62,828 ha 61,714 ha 67,121 ha 10
2000s 67,467 ha 66,977 ha 68,051 ha 10
2010s 66,262 ha 64,488 ha 67,001 ha 10
2020s 64,307 ha 64,253 ha 64,423 ha 5

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 43 Viet Nam 74,654 ha compare
  2. 44 Guyana 73,874 ha compare
  3. 45 Burundi 68,925 ha compare
  4. 47 Congo 61,771 ha compare
  5. 48 Côte d'Ivoire 46,479 ha compare
  6. 49 Greece 45,875 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Nepal?
Drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 in Nepal was 64,253 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 68,051 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 61,714 ha in 1996.
How does Nepal rank for drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1?
Nepal ranks 46th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Nepal data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area — FAO TIER 1
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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