Environmental Systems Research

Table 3 Total estimated area (ha) of each land-use category in Dhaka district from 1990 to 2020

From: Variations in ecosystem service value in response to land use changes in Dhaka and Gazipur Districts of Bangladesh

Class	1990		2000		2010		2020
Class	Area	%	Area	%	Area	%	Area	%
Tree vegetation	66142.99	44.73	51586.17	34.89	47174.2	31.9	36639.2	24.78
Agriculture	54226.59	36.67	56548.68	38.24	52261.03	35.3	53018.61	35.86
Water body	953.65	0.64	747.11	0.51	731.6	0.5	714.16	0.48
Settlement	21616.97	14.62	34796.29	23.53	43554.82	29.4	53140.12	35.94
River	4927.82	3.33	4189.77	2.83	4146.37	2.8	4355.93	2.95
Total	147868.02	100	147868.02	100	147868.02	100	147868.02	100

Back to article page