Table 5.

Area and percentage of LULC changes from 1998 to 2024.

Land use classes		The annual rate of change
	Land use 1998	Land use change		Land use change (2006–2015)		Land use change (2015–2024)		Land use change (1998–2024)
		(1998–2006)
	ha	Area Change(ha)	%	Area Change(ha)	%	Area Change(ha)	%	Area Change(ha)
									%
Agricultural	1649	−601	−9.13	620	9.42	−295	−4.39	−249	−3.78
Bare Land	967	506	7.69	−909	−13.81	274	4.16	−129	−1.95
Built-up	504	472	7.17	49	0.74	242	3.68	743	11.29
Vegetation	2714	−284	−4.31	179	2.86	−212	−3.36	−317	−4.8
Waterbodies	751	−93	−1.41	72	1.09	−6	−0.09	−27	−0.41