Nepal vs Niger: Breakdown of habitable land area

Nepal

15,380 hectares

in 2019

Niger

16,100 hectares

in 2019

Nepal rank

142nd

Niger rank

140th

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

Niger currently reports 16,100 hectares against 15,380 hectares in Nepal, a difference of 720 hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Niger ahead.

Nepal ranks 142nd and Niger ranks 140th of 235 countries.

Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.