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Areas are provided in square kilometers (km2) and percentage (%).
| Land cover type | 2000 | 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area (km2) | (%) | Area (km2) | (%) | |
| Forest | 7,625.07 | 26.46 | 6,149.69 | 21.34 |
| Shrub land | 3,279.31 | 11.38 | 4,350.12 | 15.09 |
| Ag/Pasture | 11,444.14 | 39.72 | 13,816.27 | 47.95 |
| Plantation | 4,695.20 | 16.29 | 2,820.36 | 9.79 |
| Urban/infrastructure | 703.06 | 2.44 | 661.65 | 2.29 |
| Barren land | 540.55 | 1.87 | 713.33 | 2.47 |
| Water | 522.43 | 1.81 | 300.00 | 1.04 |
| Total | 28,811.76 | 100.00 | 28,811.76 | 100.00 |
