Table 6.
Area (A) and percent (%) of change of LULC classes in 1991–2006, 2006–2021 and 1991–2021
| N0 |
LULC |
1991 |
2006 |
2021 |
1991–2006 |
2006–2021 |
1991–2021 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A (ha) | A (ha) | A (ha) | A (ha) | A (ha) | % | A (ha) | % | A (ha) | % | |
| 1 | Built-up area | 6676.8 | 11,316.0 | 17,058.4 | 4639.2 | 69.5 | 5742.4 | 50.7 | 10381.6 | 155.5 |
| 2 | Cultivated land | 277,560.5 | 297,691.3 | 336,382.1 | 20130.8 | 7.3 | 38690.8 | 13.0 | 58821.6 | 21.2 |
| 3 | Forest cover | 52,113.1 | 39,780.7 | 33,091.8 | −12332.4 | −23.7 | −6688.9 | −16.8 | −19021.3 | −36.5 |
| 4 | Shrubland | 1727.9 | 1601.5 | 1176.0 | −126.4 | −7.3 | −425.5 | −26.6 | −551.9 | −31.9 |
| 5 | Degraded land | 275.1 | 554.1 | 467.2 | 279.0 | 101.4 | −86.9 | −15.7 | 192.1 | 69.8 |
| 6 | Grazing land | 172,099.8 | 161,016.8 | 125,015.7 | −11083 | −6.4 | −36001.1 | −22.4 | −47084.1 | −27.4 |
| 7 | Water body | 3650.2 | 2143.1 | 912.1 | −1507.1 | −41.3 | −1231.0 | −57.4 | −2738.1 | −75.0 |
| Total | 514,103.4 | 514,103.4 | 514,103.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |