Nepal's forest cover rose from 40.0 % in 1994 to 41.6 % in 2023.
Nepal · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Nepal's forest area rose from 57,155 km in 1994 to 59,620 km in 2023.
Nepal's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 17.2 % in 2013 to 23.6 % in 2025.
Nepal's agricultural land (% of land area) fell from 29.2 % in 1994 to 26.1 % in 2023.
Nepal's arable land (% of land area) fell from 16.3 % in 1994 to 12.6 % in 2023.
Air
Nepal's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 41.6 in 1994 to 53.2 in 2023.
Water
Nepal's water stress fell from 4.8 % in 2000 to 4.8 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
59th of 181 · 2nd in South Asia
Nepal's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 9,358 in 1993 to 6,670 in 2022.
Access
Nepal's safe drinking water fell from 26.8 % in 2000 to 16.5 % in 2024.
Nepal's safe sanitation rose from 7.3 % in 2000 to 53.4 % in 2024.