Table 7.
Annual rate (R) (%) of LULC changes 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) | R (ha) | % | R (ha) | % | R (ha) | % | |
| 1 | Built-up area | 6676.8 | 11,316.0 | 17,058.4 | 309.3 | 4.6 | 382.8 | 3.4 | 346.1 | 5.2 |
| 2 | Cultivated | 277,560.5 | 297,691.3 | 336,382.1 | 1342.1 | 0.5 | 2579.4 | 0.9 | 1960.7 | 0.7 |
| 3 | Forest | 52,113.1 | 39,780.7 | 33,091.8 | −822.2 | −1.6 | −445.9 | −1.1 | −634.0 | −1.2 |
| 4 | Shrub-land | 1727.9 | 1601.5 | 1176.0 | −8.4 | −0.5 | −28.4 | −1.8 | −18.4 | −1.1 |
| 5 | Degraded | 275.1 | 554.1 | 467.2 | 18.6 | 6.8 | −5.8 | −1.0 | 6.4 | 2.3 |
| 6 | Grazing land | 172,099.8 | 161,016.8 | 125,015.7 | −738.9 | −0.4 | −2400.1 | −1.5 | −1569.5 | −0.9 |
| 7 | Water body | 3650.2 | 2143.1 | 912.1 | −100.5 | −2.8 | −82.1 | −3.8 | −91.3 | −2.5 |
| Total | 514,103.4 | 514,103.4 | 514,103.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Source: Own Calculation, 2021/22