Table 17 Land use cover change in the northern catchment of Lake Tana from 1986 to 2018
1986 | 2018 | Changed area (ha) | Percent change | Extreme erosion cells ha (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Barren land | Artificial surface | 1092 | 0.37 | 73 (1.2) |
Barren land | Cultivated land | 12,539 | 4.29 | 1986 (33.7) |
Barren land | Plantation Forest | 10,770 | 3.69 | 1321 (22.4) |
Barren land | Waterlogged | 246 | 0.08 | 25 (0.4) |
Cultivated land | Artificial surface | 1588 | 0.54 | 134 (2.3) |
Cultivated land | Grassland | 1322 | 0.45 | 210 (3.6) |
Cultivated land | Plantation Forest | 1004 | 0.34 | 489 (8.3) |
Natural Forest | Artificial surface | 810 | 0.28 | 43 (0.7) |
Natural Forest | Cultivated land | 3110 | 1.06 | 291 (4.9) |
Natural Forest | Plantation forest | 81 | 0.03 | 10 (0.2) |
Grassland | Artificial surface | 1507 | 0.52 | 128 (2.2) |
Grassland | Cultivated land | 2223 | 0.76 | 986 (16.7) |
Grassland | Plantation Forest | 2934 | 1.01 | 435 (7.4) |
Shrub land | Artificial surface | 1138 | 0.39 | 86 (1.5) |
Shrub land | Cultivated land | 3896 | 1.33 | 464 (8.2) |
Shrub land | Plantation Forest | 3251 | 1.11 | 432 (7.3) |
Plantation Forest | Artificial surface | 321 | 0.11 | 185 (3.1) |