Environmental Systems Research

Table 4 Total estimated area (ha) of each land-use category in Gazipur 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	84655.04	47.87	62610.55	35.40	56727.49	32.08	40989.15	23.17
Agriculture	62959.77	35.60	83552.31	47.24	77719.69	43.95	71524.72	40.43
Water body	2601.18	1.47	1625.81	0.92	1605.95	0.91	1263.41	0.71
Settlement	24961.85	14.09	27601.45	15.60	39359.8	22.22	61914.05	35.00
River	1707.73	0.97	1495.45	0.84	1472.64	0.83	1194.24	0.67
Total	176885.57	100	176885.57	100	176885.57	100	176885.57	100

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