Table 4 Rate of change in LULC between 1957 and 2014 in Gelda catchment
From: Land use/cover dynamics and its drivers in Gelda catchment, Lake Tana watershed, Ethiopia
LUT types | 1957–1973 | 1973–1984 | 1984–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2014 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Area (ha) | % | Area (ha) | % | Area (ha) | % | Area (ha) | % | Area (ha) | % | |
Shrubs | 727.18 | 10.19 | −571.03 | −7.26 | −4494.26 | −61.63 | 115.2 | 4.11 | 5549.22 | 190.35 |
Forest cover | −4242.55 | −71.52 | 338.87 | 20.06 | −1067.05 | −52.60 | 284.22 | 29.51 | −288.09 | −23.1 |
Farmland and settlement | 1172.26 | 12.96 | 1965.51 | 19.24 | 4073.39 | 33.44 | −2374.02 | −14.6 | 378.09 | 2.72 |
Grasslands | 2147.98 | 51.75 | −1738.3 | −27.60 | 1307.93 | 28.68 | 2063.61 | 35.16 | −6001.65 | −75.65 |
Bare land | – | – | 5.31 | 2.64 | 179.37 | 89.01 | −94.77 | −24.88 | 362.43 | 126.68 |