Forest cover change detection using Geographic Information Systems and remote sensing techniques: a spatio-temporal study on Komto Protected forest priority area, East Wollega Zone, Ethiopia

Environmental Systems Research

Table 5 Accuracy assessments for 1991, 2002 and 2019

Land cover class	1991		2002		2019
Land cover class	Producers accuracy (%)	Users accuracy (%)	Producers accuracy (%)	Users accuracy (%)	Producers accuracy (%)	Users accuracy (%)
Dense forest	77	91	91	83	79	93
Open forest	67	76	83	61	68	76
Agricultural land	90	81	77	85	92	73
Grass land	90	72	62	79	93	83
Settlement	96	94	84	87	98	96
Overall accuracy	81.6		80		85
Overall kappa statistics	0.81		0.84		0.86