Local unit · Pyuthan district · Lumbini Province
Pyuthan: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Pyuthan, at 62.7% of its area. Forest covers 62.7% (about the same as the Pyuthan district average of 67.9%), farmland 3.8%, rangeland 27.9%, built-up land 4.6%, bare land, rock and snow 0.3% and water 0.8%.
Area
129 km²
Local unit, Pyuthan district
Forest (2025)
62.7%
243rd of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
4.6%
+2.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Pyuthan in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 2.6 | 4.6 | +2.0 | 5.9 |
| Agriculture land | 4.7 | 3.8 | −0.9 | 4.9 |
| Rangeland | 31.0 | 27.9 | −3.1 | 36.0 |
| Forest land | 60.1 | 62.7 | +2.6 | 80.8 |
| Water | 0.6 | 0.8 | +0.2 | 1.0 |
| Barren land | 1.0 | 0.3 | −0.8 | 0.3 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Pyuthan.
How Pyuthan changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland −3.1 percentage points (−4.00 km²); Forest land +2.6 percentage points (+3.34 km²); Urban land +2.0 percentage points (+2.58 km²).
Other local units in Pyuthan district
Questions about Pyuthan
- What is the forest cover of Pyuthan?
- Forest covers about 62.7% of Pyuthan (80.8 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, about the same as the Pyuthan district average of 67.9%.
- How much of Pyuthan is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 4.6% (5.9 km²), +2.0 percentage points since 2017. Pyuthan ranks 334th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Pyuthan?
- Pyuthan is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Pyuthan district, Lumbini Province, Nepal, covering 129 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.