Table 5 Rate of changes of land use and land cover in Huluka Watershed (ha/year)
From: Dynamics of land use and land cover changes in Huluka watershed of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
No. | Land use/cover class | Rate of change of land use and land cover (hectares/year) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1979–1984 | 1984–2009 | 2009–20,017 | 1979–2017 | ||
1 | Forest | − 324.95 | − 187.74 | 8.33 | − 164.52 |
2 | cultivated land | 726.81 | 607.79 | 937.00 | 692.76 |
3 | Urban built-up area | 34.88 | 3.04 | 45.62 | 16.20 |
4 | Bush and shrub land | − 995.80 | − 194.38 | − 284.08 | − 318.71 |
5 | Bare land | 1.21 | 2.53 | 10.31 | 4.00 |
6 | Water | 4.5 | − 2.54 | 0.08 | − 1.06 |
7 | Grassland | 553.36 | − 228.70 | − 717.25 | − 228.65 |