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Land cover change in the Kathmandu Valley
| Land cover type | Area in 1984 | Area in 1996 | Area in 2000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| km2 | % | km2 | % | km2 | % | |
| Agriculture | 409.5 | 64 | 333.1 | 52.1 | 275.7 | 41.1 |
| Forest | 194.4 | 30.4 | 209.5 | 32.7 | 206.8 | 31.0 |
| Non-agriculture | 35.7 | 5.6 | 97.1 | 15.2 | 184.1 | 27.6 |
| Urban area | 31.0 | 4.8 | 83.8 | 13.1 | 97.5 | 14.6 |
| Total | 639.6 | 100.0 | 639.6 | 100.0 | 666.6 | 100.0 |
