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Table 5 Area estimates of each land use class based on reference data (ha)

From: Assessing the effectiveness of land resource management practices on erosion and vegetative cover using GIS and remote sensing techniques in Melaka watershed, Ethiopia

Classes

2010 (ha)

2015 (ha)

Change between 2010 and 2015 (%)

Estimated

Mapped

Estimated

Mapped

Cropland

140.0

144.1

127

128.9

−9.2

Vegetation

11.2

7.2

21.9

20.0

+9.6

Grassland

1.9

1.9

4.5

4.9

+137

Settlement

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.2

−16

Total

155

155

155

155