Table 1.

Land use/cover change in Mount Suswa Catchment (1985–2011)

Land use/cover	1985 area (km2)	%	2000 area (km2)	%	2011 area (km2)	%	%change 1985–2000	%change 2000–2011	%change 1985–2011
Built up area	0.77	0.19	0.91	0.24	1.30	0.32	+ 18.18	+ 42.86	+ 68.83
Agricultural land	1.00	0.02	15.33	3.81	23.16	5.76	+ 1433	+ 51.08	+ 2216
Shrubland	231.1	57.4	170.6	42.4	237.8	59.1	26.18	+ 39.39	+ 2.90
Bareland	1.21	0.30	12.44	3.11	2.46	0.61	+ 928.1	+ 405.69	+ 103.3
Grassland	166.71	41.45	188.92	46.97	137.68	34.2	+ 13.32	− 27.12	− 17.41