Table 5 Land use/cover change matrix for Chewaka district (2000–2018)
| Â | LULC classes | LULC (2000) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Forest land | Woodland | Grassland | Bareland | Total area | ||
LULC (2018) | Forest land | (6939.7) | 1918.6 | 71.2 | 25.1 | 8954.7 |
Woodland | 8472.8 | (8881.7) | 643.6 | 90.4 | 18,088.5 | |
Grassland | 600.8 | 1992.4 | (2560.3) | 199.8 | 5353.3 | |
Bareland | 102.8 | 239.8 | 169.9 | (42.6) | 555.2 | |
Built-up area | 248 | 712.3 | 598.8 | 73.9 | 1633 | |
Cultivated land | 6004.8 | 13,903.1 | 6764.5 | 610.8 | 27,283.2 | |
Total area | 22,368.95 | 27,647.97 | 10,808.23 | 1042.73 | 61,867.9 | |