Forest area (% of land area)

Land spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5 metres and a canopy cover of more than 10 percent, as a share of total land area.

Data table

Year	Nepal (%)
1990	39.66
1991	39.74
1992	39.82
1993	39.89
1994	39.97
1995	40.04
1996	40.12
1997	40.2
1998	40.27
1999	40.35
2000	40.33
2001	40.45
2002	40.58
2003	40.71
2004	40.83
2005	40.96
2006	41.08
2007	41.21
2008	41.34
2009	41.46
2010	41.59
2011	41.59
2012	41.59
2013	41.59
2014	41.59
2015	41.59
2016	41.59
2017	41.59
2018	41.59
2019	41.59
2020	41.59
2021	41.59
2022	41.59
2023	41.59

Per-source values, 2023

Caveats

FAO-sourced, reported roughly every 5 years then held flat between assessments; Nepal is a rare case of forest cover recovery since the 1990s low.