Table 2 Changes in land use land cover within Chebera Churchura National Park during transition period (1985 to 2000), before establishment (1991 to 2000) and after establishment (2010 to 2020) of the park
|  | During transition period (1985–2000) | Before park establishment (1991–2000) | After park establishment (2010–2020) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LULC type | change (km2) | Percent change | Change rate (km2/year) | change (km2) | Percent change | Change rate (km2/year) | change (km2) | Percent change | Change rate (km2/year) |
Agricultural land | 11.61 | 193.82 | 0.77 | -2.63 | -13.00 | -0.29 | 10.39 | 44.18 | 1.04 |
Forest | 6.67 | 2.93 | 0.44 | 48.34 | 26.01 | 5.37 | 9.46 | 3.89 | 0.95 |
Water | 0.68 | 4.63 | 0.05 | 6.35 | 70.48 | 0.71 | 1.48 | 21.76 | 0.15 |
Woodland | 141.97 | 88.54 | 9.46 | 37.14 | 14.01 | 4.13 | 100.48 | 27.73 | 10.05 |
Wooded Grassland | 209.76 | 50.49 | 13.98 | 30.89 | 5.20 | 3.43 | −126.32 | −24.47 | −12.63 |
Grassland | −370.70 | −77.54 | −24.71 | −120.09 | −52.79 | −13.34 | 4.52 | 3.02 | 0.45 |