Nepal rankings 2026: where Nepal places in 91 global Top 10s
Nepal is #3 in Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water and inside the top 10 of 12 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.
Nepal appears in 91 of the 491 live country rankings on Top10Earth. This guide walks through every one of them: where Nepal is number one, where it makes the top 10, where it sits further down the table, and what has moved since the previous snapshot. Its best position is #3 in Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water, where it is measured at 98.14 % of total freshwater withdrawal (Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals) as of 2026-11-02. Nepal finishes inside the top 10 in 12 rankings.
Top 10 finishes
Nepal is inside the top 10 of 12 further rankings. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.
- #3 in Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water with 98.14 % of total freshwater withdrawal, behind Afghanistan (98.17 % of total freshwater withdrawal) and ahead of Mali. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #3 in Countries with the highest electric car sales share with 68 %, behind Denmark (71 %) and ahead of Iceland. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #4 in Countries by travel services with 64.67 % of service imports, BoP, behind Lao PDR (65.33 % of service imports, BoP) and ahead of Lebanon. World Bank Open Data, 2026-10-28.
- #4 in Countries with the highest share of electricity from hydropower with 98.7 % of total electricity, behind Paraguay (99.42 % of total electricity) and ahead of Congo, Dem. Rep.. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
- #6 in Countries with the highest death rates from natural disasters with 0.8 per 100,000 people, behind Bhutan (1.23 per 100,000 people) and ahead of Fiji. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #7 in Countries receiving the most remittances as a share of GDP with 25.99 % of GDP, behind Nicaragua (26.63 % of GDP) and ahead of Bermuda. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #7 in Countries with the highest death rates from poisoning with 2.91 per 100,000 people, behind Eswatini (2.97 per 100,000 people) and ahead of Russia. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #7 in Countries with the largest migrant remittances as a share of GDP with 25.99 % of GDP, behind Nicaragua (26.63 % of GDP) and ahead of Bermuda. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #7 in Countries with the most irrigated farmland (share) with 32.29 % of total agricultural land, behind Malta (33.87 % of total agricultural land) and ahead of Azerbaijan. Our World in Data, 2026-10-31.
- #9 in Countries with the highest share of renewable electricity with 100 %, behind Lesotho (100 %) and ahead of Paraguay. Our World in Data, 2026-10-29.
- #9 in Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution with 47.81 micrograms per cubic metre, behind Kuwait (48.93 micrograms per cubic metre) and ahead of Bahrain. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #10 in Countries with the highest road accident death rates with 28.23 per 100,000 people, behind Comoros (28.97 per 100,000 people) and ahead of Kenya. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
Nepal by theme
The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.
World and society
In world and society, Nepal holds 23 positions: #7 of 50 in Countries with the largest migrant remittances as a share of GDP (25.99 % of GDP), #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution (47.81 micrograms per cubic metre), #12 of 50 in Countries with the worst PM2.5 air pollution (53.2 micrograms per cubic meter) and #14 of 50 in Countries with the highest rotavirus vaccination coverage in children (96 %). 19 more rankings are listed below.
Finance and crypto
In finance and crypto, Nepal holds 21 positions: #4 of 50 in Countries by travel services (64.67 % of service imports, BoP), #7 of 50 in Countries receiving the most remittances as a share of GDP (25.99 % of GDP), #12 of 50 in Countries by net secondary income (15.9k BoP, current US$ million) and #15 of 50 in Countries receiving the most remittances (14.7k current US$ million). 17 more rankings are listed below.
Health and wellbeing
In health and wellbeing, Nepal holds 17 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from natural disasters (0.8 per 100,000 people), #7 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from poisoning (2.91 per 100,000 people), #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest road accident death rates (28.23 per 100,000 people) and #14 of 50 in Countries drinking the largest share of their alcohol as spirits (71.07 %). 13 more rankings are listed below.
Environment and energy
In environment and energy, Nepal holds 15 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest electric car sales share (68 %), #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of electricity from hydropower (98.7 % of total electricity), #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of renewable electricity (100 %) and #12 of 50 in Countries with the largest share of forest in protected areas (59.32 %). 11 more rankings are listed below.
Food and agriculture
In food and agriculture, Nepal holds 14 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water (98.14 % of total freshwater withdrawal), #7 of 50 in Countries with the most irrigated farmland (share) (32.29 % of total agricultural land), #16 of 50 in Countries producing the most rice (5,955.5 thousand tonnes) and #25 of 50 in Countries with the highest millet yields (1.34 tonnes per hectare). 10 more rankings are listed below.
Consumer tech
In consumer tech, Nepal holds 1 position: #49 of 50 in Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions (29.61 million subscriptions).
What changed at the latest refresh
Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Nepal moved in 78 rankings:
- New entry at #4 in Countries by travel services (2026-10-28).
- New entry at #4 in Countries with the highest share of electricity from hydropower (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #6 in Countries with the highest death rates from natural disasters (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #7 in Countries receiving the most remittances as a share of GDP (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #7 in Countries with the highest death rates from poisoning (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #7 in Countries with the largest migrant remittances as a share of GDP (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #9 in Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #10 in Countries with the highest road accident death rates (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #12 in Countries by net secondary income (2026-10-28).
- New entry at #12 in Countries with the largest share of forest in protected areas (2026-11-02).
Where Nepal ranks lowest
A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Nepal's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people below national poverty lines (20.3 %), 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people facing food insecurity (35 % of population) and 50th of 50 in Countries with the largest agricultural output (10.26 billion constant 2014-2016 US$). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.
Every ranking that includes Nepal
- #3 of 50 · Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water · 98.14 % of total freshwater withdrawal · 2026-11-02
- #3 of 50 · Countries with the highest electric car sales share · 68 % · 2026-11-02
- #4 of 50 · Countries by travel services · 64.67 % of service imports, BoP · 2026-10-28
- #4 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of electricity from hydropower · 98.7 % of total electricity · 2026-11-02
- #6 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from natural disasters · 0.8 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #7 of 50 · Countries receiving the most remittances as a share of GDP · 25.99 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #7 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from poisoning · 2.91 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #7 of 50 · Countries with the largest migrant remittances as a share of GDP · 25.99 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #7 of 50 · Countries with the most irrigated farmland (share) · 32.29 % of total agricultural land · 2026-10-31
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of renewable electricity · 100 % · 2026-10-29
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution · 47.81 micrograms per cubic metre · 2026-11-02
- #10 of 50 · Countries with the highest road accident death rates · 28.23 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Countries by net secondary income · 15.9k BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
- #12 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of forest in protected areas · 59.32 % · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Countries with the worst PM2.5 air pollution · 53.2 micrograms per cubic meter · 2026-10-30
- #14 of 50 · Countries drinking the largest share of their alcohol as spirits · 71.07 % · 2026-11-02
- #14 of 50 · Countries with the highest rotavirus vaccination coverage in children · 96 % · 2026-11-02
- #15 of 50 · Countries receiving the most remittances · 14.7k current US$ million · 2026-10-29
- #15 of 50 · Countries with the highest broad money as a share of GDP · 131.21 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #15 of 50 · Countries with the largest reserves relative to monthly imports · 10.42 months of imports · 2026-11-02
- #16 of 50 · Countries producing the most rice · 5,955.5 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #16 of 50 · Countries with the highest outdoor air pollution exposure · 40.7 µg/m³ · 2026-11-02
- #17 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of underweight children · 18.3 % · 2026-11-02
- #17 of 50 · Countries with the most people without safe drinking water · 24.8k thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #18 of 50 · Countries by reserves and related items · 6,024.88 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
- #18 of 50 · Countries with the highest out-of-pocket share of health spending · 59.39 % of current health expenditure · 2026-11-02
- #18 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people at risk of catastrophic surgery costs · 58.2 % · 2026-11-02
- #18 of 50 · Countries with the highest tuberculosis death rates · 60.14 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #20 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption · 74.02 % · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries gaining the most forest area each year · 16.58 thousand hectares · 2026-10-29
- #24 of 50 · Countries with the highest bank lending to the private sector as a share of GDP · 90.4 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #24 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of children with wasting · 7 % · 2026-11-02
- #24 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of energy from renewables · 73.7 % of total final energy consumption · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries by net primary income · 544.8 BoP, current US$ million · 2026-10-28
- #25 of 50 · Countries with the highest millet yields · 1.34 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of underweight children under 5 · 18.3 % of children under 5 · 2026-11-02
- #26 of 50 · Countries with the highest food share of exports · 49.39 % of merchandise exports · 2026-11-02
- #26 of 50 · Countries with the highest private-sector credit as a share of GDP · 90.54 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #26 of 50 · Countries with the highest tuberculosis incidence · 227 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #27 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened bird species · 38 · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Countries by net financial account · 5.32 BoP, current US$ bn · 2026-10-28
- #28 of 50 · Countries with the most road injury deaths · 8,479 deaths · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of stunted children under 5 · 24.8 % · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the fastest export growth · 11.82 % · 2026-11-01
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living on less than $30 a day · 98.81 % · 2026-11-02
- #32 of 50 · Countries most dependent on agriculture (share of GDP) · 21.56 % of GDP · 2026-10-29
- #32 of 50 · Countries with the most commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults · 23.82 per 100,000 adults · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries by current account balance · 4.86 BoP, current US$ bn · 2026-10-28
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of adults who use tobacco · 28.7 % of adults · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened mammal species · 30 · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries producing the most maize · 3,193.87 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from ambient air pollution · 76 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest unemployment rate · 10.47 % of labor force · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the most internal renewable freshwater resources · 198.2 cubic kilometres · 2026-11-02
- #37 of 50 · Countries with the highest polio vaccine coverage · 97 % · 2026-11-02
- #37 of 50 · Fastest-growing countries by GDP per person · 4.55 annual % · 2026-10-29
- #39 of 50 · Countries receiving the most development aid · 1,173.14 current US$ million · 2026-10-29
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the highest tuberculosis treatment success rate · 92 % of new cases · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the most land under cereal production · 3,273.28 thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries producing the most sugar cane · 2.76 million tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries using the most water for agriculture · 9.32 billion cubic meters · 2026-10-29
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the highest severe food insecurity · 12.8 % · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of services in total exports · 55.12 % · 2026-11-02
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of wasted children under 5 · 7 % of children under 5 · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries producing the most farmed fish · 102.4 thousand metric tons · 2026-10-30
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of primary pupils in private schools · 25.38 % · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the largest aquaculture production · 102.4 thousand metric tons · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the most people in extreme poverty · 0.72 million · 2026-10-29
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the most people in extreme poverty · 723.71 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the most electric car sales · 13.06 thousand cars · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the largest urban population · 19.84 million people · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from falls · 8.61 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #45 of 49 · Countries with the highest almond yields · 0.49 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-01
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the largest current account surpluses relative to GDP · 3.91 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty · 2.44 % · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest rubella vaccination coverage · 96 % · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people who never drink alcohol · 66.25 % · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people without clean cooking fuels · 55 % · 2026-11-02
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the fastest growth in money supply · 11.22 % · 2026-10-29
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the highest measles vaccination coverage in children · 96 % · 2026-11-02
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the most military personnel · 97 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #49 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from coal · 8 million tonnes · 2026-10-29
- #49 of 50 · Countries with the highest hepatitis B vaccine coverage in infants · 96 % · 2026-11-02
- #49 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of global CO2 from coal · 0.05 % of global total · 2026-11-02
- #49 of 50 · Countries with the most births per year · 574.3 thousand births · 2026-11-02
- #49 of 50 · Countries with the most deaths of children under five · 14.26 thousand deaths · 2026-11-02
- #49 of 50 · Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions · 29.61 million subscriptions · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people below national poverty lines · 20.3 % · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people facing food insecurity · 35 % of population · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the largest agricultural output · 10.26 billion constant 2014-2016 US$ · 2026-11-01
- #50 of 50 · Countries withdrawing the most freshwater · 9.5 billion billion cubic meters · 2026-10-30
How to read these numbers
Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Nepal's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.
Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.
Questions people ask about Nepal
What is Nepal's best ranking on Top10Earth?
#3 in Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water, with 98.14 % of total freshwater withdrawal (Agricultural water as a share of total water withdrawals) as of 2026-11-02.
How many rankings include Nepal?
91 current country rankings out of 491 on the site.
Is Nepal in the top 10 of anything?
Yes: 12 rankings, including #3 in Countries where agriculture takes the biggest share of water, #3 in Countries with the highest electric car sales share and #4 in Countries by travel services.
Where do the numbers come from?
From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.
When was this guide last updated?
The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.