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Table 11 The projected LU/LC area in 2030 and 2045 in the Andassa watershed

From: Evaluation and prediction of land use/land cover changes in the Andassa watershed, Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia

Land use/land cover

2030

2045

2030–2045

Area (ha)

Percent (%)

Area (ha)

Percent (%)

Percent change

Rate of change (ha/year)

Cultivated land

48,932

83.3

50,425

85.8

+3

+99.5

Forest

898

1.5

763

1.3

−15

−9

Shrubland

5391

9.2

2780

4.7

−48.4

−174

Grassland

2342

4.0

1344

2.3

−42.6

−66.5

Built-up area

1197

2.0

3448

5.9

+188

+150

Total

58,760

100

58,760

100