Local unit · Bardiya district · Lumbini Province
Barbardiya: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Barbardiya, at 44.9% of its area. Forest covers 44.9% (less than the Bardiya district average of 55.0%), farmland 42.1%, rangeland 3.7%, built-up land 7.1%, bare land, rock and snow 1.1% and water 1.2%.
Area
227 km²
Local unit, Bardiya district
Forest (2025)
44.9%
442nd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
7.1%
+3.4 points since 2017
Land cover of Barbardiya in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 3.7 | 7.1 | +3.4 | 16.0 |
| Agriculture land | 44.6 | 42.1 | −2.5 | 95.3 |
| Rangeland | 4.4 | 3.7 | −0.8 | 8.3 |
| Forest land | 43.7 | 44.9 | +1.2 | 101.8 |
| Water | 1.0 | 1.2 | +0.1 | 2.6 |
| Barren land | 2.6 | 1.1 | −1.4 | 2.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Barbardiya.
How Barbardiya changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Urban land +3.4 percentage points (+7.61 km²); Agriculture land −2.5 percentage points (−5.62 km²); Barren land −1.4 percentage points (−3.22 km²).
Other local units in Bardiya district
Questions about Barbardiya
- What is the forest cover of Barbardiya?
- Forest covers about 44.9% of Barbardiya (102 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Bardiya district average of 55.0%.
- How much of Barbardiya is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 7.1% (16.0 km²), +3.4 percentage points since 2017. Barbardiya ranks 286th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Barbardiya?
- Barbardiya is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Bardiya district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 227 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.