Local unit · Dolpa district · Karnali Province
Shey Phoksundo: land cover and map
Rangeland is the largest land cover in Shey Phoksundo, at 57.3% of its area. Forest covers 0.5% (less than the Dolpa district average of 3.7%), farmland 0.0%, rangeland 57.3%, built-up land 0.0%, bare land, rock and snow 42.0% and water 0.3%.
Area
2,454 km²
Local unit, Dolpa district
Forest (2025)
0.5%
756th of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.0%
±0.0 points since 2017
Land cover of Shey Phoksundo in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Agriculture land | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rangeland | 46.8 | 57.3 | +10.5 | 1,406.3 |
| Forest land | 0.7 | 0.5 | −0.2 | 11.5 |
| Water | 0.3 | 0.3 | −0.0 | 6.1 |
| Barren land | 52.2 | 42.0 | −10.2 | 1,029.6 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Shey Phoksundo (summarised at 21 m).
How Shey Phoksundo changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +10.5 percentage points (+257.40 km²); Barren land −10.2 percentage points (−251.27 km²); Forest land −0.2 percentage points (−5.40 km²).
Other local units in Dolpa district
Questions about Shey Phoksundo
- What is the forest cover of Shey Phoksundo?
- Forest covers about 0.5% of Shey Phoksundo (11.5 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, less than the Dolpa district average of 3.7%.
- How much of Shey Phoksundo is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.0% (0.0 km²), ±0.0 percentage points since 2017. Shey Phoksundo ranks 775th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Shey Phoksundo?
- Shey Phoksundo is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Dolpa district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 2,454 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.