Table 5 Area of LU/LC class from 1985 to 2015 periods in the Andassa watershed
Land use/land cover | 1985 | 2000 | 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Area (ha) | Percent (%) | Area (ha) | Percent (%) | Area (ha) | Percent (%) | |
Cultivated land | 36,820 | 62.7 | 42,925 | 73.1 | 45,108 | 76.8 |
Forest | 2068 | 3.5 | 1504 | 2.6 | 1138 | 1.9 |
Shrubland | 15,377 | 26.2 | 10,447 | 17.8 | 8992 | 15.3 |
Grassland | 4461 | 7.6 | 3783 | 6.4 | 2850 | 4.9 |
Built-up area | 35 | 0.1 | 101 | 0.2 | 672 | 1.1 |
Total | 58,760 | 100 | 58,760 | 100 | 58,760 | 100 |