Table 3 Proportion of land use/land cover change in Huluka/Ambo Town’s Watershed (1979–2017)
From: Dynamics of land use and land cover changes in Huluka watershed of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
No. | Land use/cover | Area of land use/cover class | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | 1984 | 2009 | 2017 | ||||||
Ha | % | Ha | % | Ha | % | Ha | % | ||
1 | Forest | 10,550.52 | 13 | 8925.75 | 10.9 | 4232.253 | 5.2 | 4298.85 | 5.3 |
2 | cultivated land | 25,005.24 | 30.8 | 28,639.27 | 35.3 | 43,833.98 | 54 | 51,329.96 | 63.2 |
3 | Urban built-up area | 175.32 | 0.2 | 349.74 | 0.4 | 425.79 | 0.5 | 790.74 | 1 |
4 | Bush and shrub land | 17,746.11 | 21.8 | 12,767.1 | 15.7 | 7907.733 | 9.7 | 5635.09 | 6.9 |
5 | Bare land | 362.16 | 0.4 | 368.2 | 0.5 | 431.46 | 0.5 | 513.97 | 0.6 |
6 | Water | 789.48 | 1 | 811.98 | 1 | 748.44 | 0.9 | 749.07 | 0.9 |
7 | Grassland | 26,607.96 | 32.8 | 29,374.75 | 36.2 | 23,657.14 | 29.1 | 17,919.11 | 22 |
8 | Total | 81,236.79 | 100 | 81,236.79 | 100 | 81,236.79 | 100 | 81,236.79 | 100 |