Table 5 Area and percentage changes of land use in Dhaka and Gazipur district
|  | Class | 1990–2000 | 2000–2010 | 2010–2020 | Total 1990–2020 | ||||
Area | % | Area | % | Area | % | Area | % | ||
Dhaka | Tree vegetation | -14556.8 | -9.83 | -4412 | -2.98 | -10,535 | -7.13 | -29503.8 | -19.95 |
Agriculture | 2322.09 | 1.58 | -4287.7 | -2.9 | 757.58 | 0.5 | -1207.98 | -0.82 | |
Water body | -206.54 | -0.14 | -15.51 | -0.01 | -17.44 | -0.01 | -239.49 | -0.16 | |
Settlement | 13135.21 | 8.89 | 8753.3 | 5.92 | 9631.66 | 6.5 | 31520.1 | 21.32 | |
River | -738.05 | -0.5 | -43.4 | -0.03 | 209.56 | 0.14 | -571.89 | -0.39 | |
Gazipur | Tree vegetation | -22044.5 | -12.47 | -5883.06 | -3.31 | -15738.3 | -8.91 | -43665.9 | -24.7 |
Agriculture | 20592.54 | 11.63 | -5832.62 | -3.28 | -6194.97 | -3.52 | 8564.95 | 4.83 | |
Water body | -975.37 | -0.55 | -19.86 | -0.01 | -342.54 | -0.19 | -1337.77 | -0.76 | |
Settlement | 2679.45 | 1.51 | 11696.01 | 6.62 | 22620.28 | 12.78 | 36995.74 | 20.91 | |
River | -212.28 | -0.12 | -22.81 | -0.01 | -278.4 | -0.16 | -513.49 | -0.29 | |