Table 4.

Area and percentage changes of land use classes in GRB during the study years.

LULC	1990		2000		1990–2000		2010		2000–2010		2020		2010–2020		1990–2020
classes	Area		Area		Change		Area		Change		Area		Change		Change
	Km2	%	Km2	%	Km2	%	Km2	%	Km2	%	Km2	%	Km2	%	Km2	%
Forest	1703	22.6	1679	22.3	−23.6	−0.3	1589	21.1	−90.2	−1.2	1423	18.9	−165.7	−2.2	−280	−3.7
Agriculture	1817	24.1	1751	23.2	−66.5	−0.9	2124	28.1	373.4	5	2370	31.4	246	3.3	553	7.3
Pasture	3886	51.5	3948	52.3	61.7	0.8	3530	46.8	−417.9	−5.5	3373	44.7	−156.8	−2.1	−513	−6.8
Residential areas	127	1.7	160	2.1	32.8	0.4	272	3.6	112	1.5	352	4.7	79.4	1.1	224	3
Water Area	14.7	0.2	11	0.1	−4.2	−0.1	33	0.4	22.9	0.3	30	0.4	−2.9	−0	16	0.2