Table 6 Percent of Land use land cover and changes
Class name | Area (ha) in 1987 | Area (ha) in 2017 | Difference | Percent of LU in 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Built-up | 9865.01 | 15,911.22 | 6046.21 | 7.85 |
Grass land | 29,716.45 | 25,533 | − 4183.44 | 11.9 |
Forest and Natural vegetation | 21,768.76 | 20,967.58 | − 801.18 | 10.07 |
EBLUS | 20,534.87 | 22,733.9 | 2199.03 | 10.8 |
Eucalyptus plantation | 12,499.19 | 9111.22 | − 3387.98 | 4.2 |
Cultivated land | 85,816.29 | 86,677.53 | 861.25 | 40.16 |
Bush and Chat land | 29,455.42 | 28,896.83 | − 558.59 | 14.46 |
Water bodies | 1383.07 | 1207.76 | − 175.31 | 0.58 |