Land use class

1986 (ha)

%

2003 (ha)

%

2018 (ha)

%

Dense vegetation

151.86

51.21%

119.88

45.4%

121.12

40.79%

Bare surface

83.94

28.31%

62.56

23.72%

36.79

12.39%

Grass land

9.42

3.18%

19.42

7.36%

34.33

11.56%

Farmland

22.33

7.53%

47.76

18.11%

28.18

9.49%

Sparse vegetation

9.52

3.21%

3.32

1.25%

5.49

1.84%

Rocky terrain

18.29

6.16%

9.08

3.44%

10.25

3.45%

Settlement/built up

1.17

0.48%

1.67

0.63%

60.75

20.46%