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Land use of Nepal according to MPFS
MPFS has adopted the Land Resources Mapping Project (LRMP) categorization of land use as follows:
- Cultivated lands: All lands under agricultural practices.
- No cultivated inclusions: these are small pockets of land close to cultivated lands; too small to be mapped at a scale of 1:50,000. Although these pockets are not mapped separately from cultivated areas, there are nevertheless measured as a distinct land use category. They may contain barren areas, trees, shrubs, or grass.
- Grasslands: large flat lands covered by grasses with the minimal number of other vegetation.
- Forested lands: must have at least 10% crown cover but small pockets of plantation and burned areas are also included.
- Other lands: All land areas not included in other categories and may include rocky areas, lakes, ponds, waterways or settlements.
- Land use, 1985-86 (‘000ha)
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|
Cultivated lands |
NCIs |
Grasslands |
Forested lands (Forest plantatn) |
Shrub lands/ degraded forestlands. | Other lands |
Total |
|
High Himal High mountains Mid mountains Siwalicks Terai |
8 244 1223 269 1309 |
1 148 667 59 123
|
885 508 278 16 58 |
155 1639 1811 1438 475 |
67 176 404 29 30 |
2234 245 59 75 116 |
3350 2960 4442 1886 2110 |
|
FWDR MWDR WDR CDR EDR |
302 465 608 818 859 |
113 178 229 239 239 |
212 783 437 138 175 |
991 1641 900 1063 923 |
52 76 142 238 198 |
274 1138 619 238 460
|
1944 4281 2935 2734 2845 |
| Total Percent (%) |
3052 (21%) |
998 (7%) |
1745 (12%) |
5518 (37%) |
706 (5%) |
2729 (18%) |
14748 (100%) |
Source: MPFS (1988/89) Land suitable for Forestry purpose (‘000 ha) High Himal High mountains Mid mountains Siwaliks Terai 155 1639 1811 1438 475 67 176 404 29 30 109 364 281 17 58 1 104 601 53 31 332 2283 3097 1537 594 10% 77% 70% 82% 28% FWDR MWDR WDR CDR EDR 991 1641 900 1063 923 52 76 142 238 198 159 304 180 80 106 89 141 192 185 183 1291 2162 1414 1566 1410 66% 51% 48% 57% 49% Total Percent (%) 5518 70% 706 9% 829 11% 789 10% 7842 100% 53% Source: MPFS (1988/89)
Forested plantation
Shrub lands
Grasslands
NCIs
Total
% Of area.
-(‘000ha)