| Cover class | Percentage Change | |||
| Kazimzumbwi | Pugu | |||
| (1980-1995) | (1995-2010) | (1980-1995) | (1995-2010) | |
| Closed Forest | −11.9 | −41.0 | −4.5 | −25.3 |
| Woodland | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.9 |
| Bushland | −5.2 | 22.3 | −2.7 | 12.3 |
| Grassland | 8.8 | 3.3 | −0.1 | 1.0 |
| Cultivated land | −0.5 | 0.0 | −2.3 | 0.0 |
| Settlement | 1.6 | 8.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 |