Table 4. Land use/ land cover (LULC) change estimates (area and percentage) for Gedaref state for the 1988–1998, 1998–2008, 2008–2018 and 1988–2018.
| Year | 1988–1998 | 1998–2008 | 2008–2018 | 1988–2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LULC | Area | Area | Area | Area | ||||
| ha | % | ha | % | ha | % | ha | % | |
| Cropland | 265608.00 | 5.28 | 277338.30 | 05.24 | 156758 | 2.81 | 699704.35 | 13.92 |
| Forest | -31835.97 | -46.10 | -1810.17 | -04.86 | -5350.55 | -15.11 | -38996.70 | -56.47 |
| Grassland | -241829.91 | -19.27 | -277775.37 | -27.43 | -185875.71 | -25.29 | -705480.98 | -56.23 |
| Water | 5231.07 | 15.32 | -3401.28 | -8.64 | 21404.38 | 59.52 | 23234.17 | 86.07 |
| Settlement | 2826.72 | 41.94 | 5648.49 | 59.04 | 13063.9 | 85.86 | 21539.11 | 319.61 |