Province of Nepal
Gandaki Province: land cover, map and districts
Forest land is the largest land cover in Gandaki Province, at 43.4% of its area. Forest covers 43.4% (about the same as the national 41.4%), farmland 1.0%, rangeland 32.2%, built-up land 0.8%, bare land, rock and snow 21.8% and water 0.7%.
Land cover of Gandaki Province
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| Class | Share (%) | 95% interval | Area (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.8 | 0.2–1.4 | 175 |
| Agriculture land | 1.0 | 0.2–1.9 | 228 |
| Rangeland | 32.2 | 27.7–36.8 | 7,085 |
| Forest land | 43.4 | 39.0–47.8 | 9,542 |
| Water | 0.7 | 0.4–1.0 | 156 |
| Barren land | 21.8 | 17.0–26.6 | 4,791 |
Latest high-resolution imagery (captured 2011–2026, median 2025-11). Estimated from 154 randomly placed 1.2 km sample windows classified by the Nepal-adapted U-Net; intervals are 95% confidence. How it works.
Gandaki Province year by year
Largest changes in the reference map from 2017 to 2025: rangeland +2.9 points, barren land −2.6 points, forest land −0.6 points.
Coloured lines: the U-Net on each year's Sentinel-2 cloudless mosaic, with 95% intervals. Grey: the independent 10 m Impact Observatory map at the same sites. Differences of a few points between years can come from how each year's mosaic was processed, and the 2016 and 2018 mosaics are read less reliably (too little built-up land, too much bare land and water); compare from 2019 on.
Districts of Gandaki Province
Fires in Gandaki Province each year
Satellite fire detections (NASA FIRMS, VIIRS S-NPP) inside Gandaki Province: about 2,233 a year on average, most in 2016 (4,888).
Questions about Gandaki Province
- What is the forest cover of Gandaki Province?
- About 43.4% of Gandaki Province is forest (95% interval 39.0–47.8%), roughly 9,542 km², according to the Nepal-adapted U-Net applied to 154 sample sites. That ranks 4th of 7 provinces.
- How much of Gandaki Province is built-up or urban?
- Built-up land covers about 0.8% (175 km²). Gandaki Province ranks 7th of 7 provinces for built-up share.
- How big is Gandaki Province?
- Gandaki Province covers 21,977 km² and has 11 districts.
Source: Nepal-adapted U-Net (Khadka & Pradhan 2026) on Esri and EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless imagery; Impact Observatory/Esri 10 m land cover; boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.