| Land use and vegetation | SERIES 1 (1980) | SERIES 2 (1990) | SERIES 3 (2005) | SERIES 4 (2010) | SERIES 5 (2013) | |||||
| Surf (ha) | % | Surf (ha) | % | Surf (ha) | % | Surf (ha) | % | Surf (ha) | % | |
| Agriculture | 37,112.5 | 28.4 | 36,691.1 | 28.2 | 36,763.0 | 28.2 | 39,752.7 | 29.8 | 40,571.5 | 30.3 |
| Forest | 75,646.4 | 57.9 | 75,522.9 | 58.0 | 75,595.6 | 58.0 | 77,458.7 | 58.1 | 78,210.0 | 58.3 |
| Waterbody | 8653.6 | 6.6 | 9481.2 | 7.3 | 9480.6 | 7.3 | 9128.2 | 6.9 | 7869.5 | 5.9 |
| Subtropical scrub | 1513.8 | 1.2 | 1355.8 | 1.0 | 1660.6 | 1.3 | 1300.2 | 1.0 | 1300.2 | 1.0 |
| Pasture | 3912.1 | 3.0 | 3114.7 | 2.4 | 3016.7 | 2.3 | 1905.5 | 1.4 | 1774.9 | 1.3 |
| Wetland | 3320.8 | 2.5 | 1956.3 | 1.5 | 1678.6 | 1.3 | 1218.4 | 0.9 | 1837.1 | 1.4 |
| Urban Area | 446.9 | 0.3 | 2062.7 | 1.6 | 2061.6 | 1.6 | 2482.6 | 1.9 | 2501.9 | 1.9 |
| Total | 130,606.1 | 100.0 | 130,184.7 | 100.0 | 130,256.6 | 100.0 | 133,246.3 | 100.0 | 134,065.1 | 100.0 |