Table 2. Area for land cover categories (km2) at the 2018 baseline map, and for the four land cover change scenarios in the year 2030.
Land cover code and description | Area (km2) in 2018 | Area (km2) in 2030 | |||
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Scenario one | Scenario two | Scenario three | Scenario four | ||
20 –Shrubland | 6634.01 | 6677.40 | 6433.11 | 7361.51 | 6705.13 |
30—Herbaceous vegetation | 17567.60 | 16666.26 | 16758.96 | 17112.39 | 17151.93 |
40 –Agriculture | 9570.50 | 11484.92 | 11311.57 | 10577.60 | 10495.83 |
50—Built-up | 130.51 | 339.97 | 290.68 | 168.83 | 169.70 |
60—Sparse vegetation | 110.33 | 115.90 | 110.33 | 115.87 | 112.82 |
112—Closed forest evergreen broad leaf | 2208.62 | 2093.35 | 2138.15 | 2068.94 | 2154.70 |
114—Closed forest deciduous broad leaf | 1220.46 | 1059.04 | 1111.29 | 1039.04 | 1141.36 |
122—Open forest evergreen broad leaf | 6.61 | 4.80 | 5.67 | 4.19 | 5.82 |
124—Open forest deciduous broad leaf | 4860.29 | 3892.02 | 4162.10 | 3895.49 | 4383.21 |