Table 3 Summary of Jimma city land covers matrix statistics for 1997, 2007, and 2017
Land cover | 1997 | 2007 | 2017 | 1997–2007 | 2007–2017 | Land cover change in ha (1997–2017) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ha | % | ha | % | ha | % | ha | % | ha | % | ha | % | |
Built up | 1081.9 | 10.24 | 1160.3 | 10.98 | 1402.2 | 13.27 | 78.4 | 6.76 | 241.9 | 17.25 | 320.3 | 22.84 |
Vegetation | 1470 | 13.92 | 1551 | 14.68 | 3238 | 30.65 | 81 | 5.22 | 1687 | 52.10 | 1768 | 54.60 |
Barren land | 1743.1 | 16.50 | 1871 | 17.71 | 2243.1 | 21.23 | 127.9 | 6.84 | 372.1 | 16.59 | 500 | 22.29 |
Open land | 3998.8 | 37.86 | 3746 | 35.46 | 1866 | 17.66 | − 252.8 | − 6.75 | − 1880 | − 100.75 | − 2132.8 | − 53.33 |
Agricultural land | 2269.5 | 21.48 | 2235 | 21.16 | 1814 | 17.17 | − 1.54 | − 1.54 | − 421 | − 23.21 | − 455.5 | − 25.11 |
Total | 10,563.3 | 100 | 10,563.3 | 100 | 10,563.3 | 100 | ||||||