Land use /cover classes | 1957 | % | 1985 | % | 2005 | % |
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Area (ha) | Area (ha) | Area (ha) | ||||
Wetland | 969.95 | 0.66 | 382.77 | 0.26 | 266.56 | 0.19 |
Shrub land | 12,367 | 8.40 | 5178.78 | 3.52 | 1064.25 | 0.73 |
Cultivated and settlement | 110,678.54 | 75.19 | 134,944 | 91.72 | 141,887.32 | 96.53 |
Forrest land | 19,227.40 | 13.06 | 4633.02 | 3.15 | 2826.36 | 1.93 |
Grassland | 3963.96 | 2.69 | 1992.87 | 1.36 | 945.99 | 0.65 |
Total | 147,206.66 | 100 | 147,206.44 | 100 | 147,206.47 | 100 |