Table 7.
LULC changes from 1999 to 2019.
| Class name | 1999 | 2009 | 2019 | Change (1999–2019) | Annual rate of change (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area (ha) | Area (%) | Area (ha) | Area (%) | Area (ha) | Area (%) | Area (ha) | Area (%) | 1999–2009 | 2009–2019 | |
| Built-up land | 31.7 | 0.1 | 33.7 | 0.1 | 147.8 | 0.2 | 116.1 | 366.2 | 0.63 | 33.86 |
| Cropland (rainfed) | 17258.6 | 28.1 | 19498.0 | 31.7 | 18465.0 | 30.0 | 1206.4 | 7.0 | 1.30 | −0.53 |
| Cropland (irrigated) | 285.6 | 0.5 | 221.2 | 0.4 | 255.8 | 0.4 | −29.8 | −10.4 | −2.25 | 1.56 |
| Cropland (perennial) | 5719.3 | 9.3 | 5811.4 | 9.5 | 5674.5 | 9.2 | −44.8 | −0.8 | 0.16 | −0.24 |
| Crops-shrubs/trees | 1010.0 | 1.6 | 1013.6 | 1.6 | 4616.5 | 7.5 | 3606.5 | 357.1 | 0.04 | 35.55 |
| Closed shrublands | 3164.2 | 5.1 | 2957.6 | 4.8 | 2200.9 | 3.6 | −963.3 | −30.4 | −0.65 | −2.56 |
| Open shrublands | 5997.9 | 9.8 | 4282.6 | 7.0 | 1574.9 | 2.6 | −4423.0 | −73.7 | −2.86 | −6.32 |
| Shrub grasslands | 65.1 | 0.1 | 93.6 | 0.2 | 424.8 | 0.7 | 359.7 | 552.5 | 4.38 | 35.38 |
| Wooded shrublands | 27957.8 | 45.5 | 27516.1 | 44.7 | 27780.6 | 45.2 | −177.2 | −0.6 | −0.16 | 0.10 |
| Riverine woodlands | — | 62.4 | 0.1 | 349.2 | 0.6 | — | — | — | 45.96 | |
| Total | 61490.2 | 100.0 | 61490.2 | 100.0 | 61490.2 | 100.0 | ||||