Table 2.
The land use/cover changes per hectare in the last 30 years
| LULC | 1988 | 1998 | 2008 | 2018 | Change (ha) | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bare land | 1517.49 | 1612.26 | 1804.59 | 2506.68 | 989.19 | 65.19 |
| Built-up land | 1891.23 | 1427.22 | 2744.28 | 3963.6 | 3377.43 | 109.58 |
| Shrubland | 3245.22 | 2324.61 | 1816.02 | 2030.04 | –1215.18 | −37.45 |
| Cultivated land | 44954.5 | 51892.2 | 57442.5 | 59792.9 | 14838.4 | 33.01 |
| Forests | 7353.72 | 5209.74 | 4466.79 | 4738.86 | –2614.86 | −35.56 |
| Grazing land | 32876.3 | 30243 | 23267.3 | 16728.3 | –16148 | −49.12 |
| Water bodies | 252.18 | 254.34 | 280.98 | 242.01 | –10.17 | −4.03 |
| Woodland | 18397 | 16219.2 | 17360.1 | 19180.1 | 783.1 | 4.26 |