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Table V

Changes in patterns of land use intensity in PNG, 1975–1996.

Significant Very Low Undetectable
Land use intensity 1975 60236 km2 57623 km2 341995 km2
Land use intensity 1996 69661 km2 52151 km2 338042 km2
Percent change 1975–1996 +16.6% –9.5% –1.2%

Source: McAlpine and Freyne (2001).