Land use/cover categories

1986

2000

2016

km²

%

km²

%

km²

%

Light vegetation

20,219.49

29.76

4,477.32

9.17

1869.32

5.55

Farm land

25,500.51

37.53

17,848.44

36.56

10,037.07

29.82

Dense vegetation

15,010.02

22.09

11,499.39

23.55

9082.47

26.98

Built-up Land

3444.48

5.07

9431.64

19.32

11,452.46

34.02

Bare surface

3761.37

5.54

5563.57

11.40

1219.74

3.62

Total

67,935.87

100.0

48,820.39

100.00

33,661.06

100.00