Land use/land cover changes and their environmental implications in the Gelana sub-watershed of Northern highlands of Ethiopia

Environmental Systems Research

Table 3 Areal extent of LULC type of Gelana sub watershed in 1964, 1986 and 2014

LULC type	Areal extent of LULC type
	1964		1986		2014
	Area (ha)	%	Area (ha)	%	Area (ha)	%
Forest	3613	14.47	749	3.00	1351	5.41
Shrub land	2703	10.82	4713	18.87	3348	13.41
Cultivated and rural settlement	17,302	69.29	17,938	71.83	18,535	74.22
Grass land	568	2.27	890	3.57	744	2.98
Bare land	103	0.41	107	0.43	358	1.43
Urban built up area	22	0.09	73	0.29	335	1.34
Wet land	661	2.65	502	2.01	301	1.21
Total	24,972	100	24,972	100	24,972	100