The Tibetan Plateau has seen changes in land use and cover from 1992 to 2015. The quality of land cover has generally improved, with more cultivated land, forest, grassland, and construction areas, and less bare land, glaciers, and snow cover. The quality of alpine grassland has mostly improved, while some areas have degraded. Woodland has recovered well after changes. Cultivated land area increased rapidly before 1980 but has since stabilized. Overall, the land use and cover structure of the plateau is stable, with minimal changes in land types over the years.