NationMaster - Time Series > Geography > Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land

DEFINITION
Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Arable land 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.

Geography Statistics > Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land > Nepal (historical data)

Date

Amount

Rank

2005

969.27

2004

955.34

2003

941.31

#22

2002

927.08

#22

2001

912.54

#24

2000

910.37

#25

1999

895.04

#25

1998

879.35

#25

1997

863.41

#26

1996

847.34

#27

1995

831.27

#27

1994

814.3

#25

1993

797.43

#26

1992

780.84

#27

1991

764.73

#27

1990

761.39

#28

1989

745.6

#29

1988

730.57

#29

1987

716.16

#29

1986

702.17

#30

1985

688.45

#30

1984

674.66

#32

1983

661.14

#33

1982

647.91

#35

1981

634.99

#35

1980

627.05

#36

1979

618.77

#38

1978

610.68

#38

1977

602.79

#39

1976

595.09

#40

1975

587.58

#41

1974

579.66

#40

1973

571.96

#41

1972

590.59

#40

1971

609.25

#38

1970

597.5

#39

1969

628.71

#37

1968

616.4

#36

1967

604.58

#35

1966

597.52

#34

1965

586.58

#33

1964

576

#35

1963

562.76

#39

1962

556.2

#39

1961

546.94

#40

DEFINITION: Rural population density is the rural population divided by the arable land area. Rural population is calculated as the difference between the total population and the urban population. Arable land 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.