Table 5. The proportion of predicted land use/ land cover (LULC) categories at Gedaref state.

Year	2018		2028		2048
	Area		Area		Area
LULC	ha	%	ha	%	ha	%
Cropland	5723662.45	89.59	5731266.73	89.71	5777105.53	90.43
Forest	0030056.44	0.47	0029882.92	0.46	0025895.38	0.41
Grassland	0548998.87	8.59	0541367.59	8.48	0496928.83	7.78
Water	0057366.22	0.89	0057093.79	0.89	0056335.45	0.88
Settlement	0028278.13	0.44	0028751.08	0.45	0032096.92	0.50
Total	6388362.09	100	6388362.09	100	6388362.09	100