Local unit · Chitawan district · Bagmati Province
Chitawan: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Chitawan, at 87.2% of its area. Forest covers 87.2% (more than the Chitawan district average of 65.1%), farmland 0.2%, rangeland 6.7%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 2.2% and water 3.8%.
Area
906 km²
Local unit, Chitawan district
Forest (2025)
87.2%
12th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
+0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Chitawan in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.0 | 0.3 |
| Agriculture land | 0.2 | 0.2 | −0.0 | 1.7 |
| Rangeland | 5.2 | 6.7 | +1.5 | 60.5 |
| Forest land | 88.3 | 87.2 | −1.1 | 789.9 |
| Water | 3.8 | 3.8 | +0.0 | 34.2 |
| Barren land | 2.5 | 2.2 | −0.4 | 19.8 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Chitawan (summarised at 22 m).
How Chitawan changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +1.5 percentage points (+13.50 km²); Forest land −1.1 percentage points (−10.15 km²); Barren land −0.4 percentage points (−3.26 km²).
Other local units in Chitawan district
Questions about Chitawan
- What is the forest cover of Chitawan?
- Forest covers about 87.2% of Chitawan (790 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Chitawan district average of 65.1%.
- How much of Chitawan is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.3 km²), +0.0 percentage points since 2017. Chitawan ranks 731st of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Chitawan?
- Chitawan is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Chitawan district, Bagmati Province, Nepal, covering 906 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.