Local unit · Jajarkot district · Karnali Province
Kuse: land cover and map
Forest land is the largest land cover in Kuse, at 60.0% of its area. Forest covers 60.0% (more than the Jajarkot district average of 46.9%), farmland 1.1%, rangeland 38.8%, built-up land 0.2%, bare land, rock and snow 0.0% and water 0.0%.
Area
274 km²
Local unit, Jajarkot district
Forest (2025)
60.0%
281st of 775 local units
Built-up (2025)
0.2%
+0.1 points since 2017
Land cover of Kuse in 2025
Show the numbers
| Class | 2017 (%) | 2025 (%) | Change (points) | Area 2025 (km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban land | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.1 | 0.4 |
| Agriculture land | 1.1 | 1.1 | −0.1 | 3.0 |
| Rangeland | 35.0 | 38.8 | +3.8 | 106.2 |
| Forest land | 63.8 | 60.0 | −3.8 | 164.2 |
| Water | 0.0 | 0.0 | ±0.0 | 0.1 |
| Barren land | 0.1 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 |
Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m annual land-cover map, translated to the paper's seven classes and clipped to the boundary of Kuse.
How Kuse changed from 2017 to 2025
2017 (compare with 2025 above):
Rangeland +3.8 percentage points (+10.40 km²); Forest land −3.8 percentage points (−10.35 km²); Urban land +0.1 percentage points (+0.25 km²).
Other local units in Jajarkot district
Questions about Kuse
- What is the forest cover of Kuse?
- Forest covers about 60.0% of Kuse (164 km²) in the 2025 10 m land-cover map, more than the Jajarkot district average of 46.9%.
- How much of Kuse is built-up?
- Built-up land covers 0.2% (0.4 km²), +0.1 percentage points since 2017. Kuse ranks 675th of 775 local units in Nepal for built-up share.
- Where is Kuse?
- Kuse is a local unit (municipality or rural municipality) in Jajarkot district, Karnali Province, Nepal, covering 274 km².
Source: Impact Observatory / Esri 10 m land cover (CC BY 4.0); boundaries: Survey Department of Nepal via OCHA.