Table 5.
Land use and land cover classification statistics of Rawalpindi.
Land Use |
1990 |
1995 |
2000 |
2010 |
2015 |
2019 |
2021 |
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Classes | Area \(km2) | % | Area (km2) | % | Area(km2) | % | Area (km2) | % | Area (km2) | % | Area (km2) | % | Area (km2) | % |
Vegetation | 437 | 27 | 603 | 37 | 483 | 30 | 410 | 25 | 951 | 59 | 871 | 54 | 832 | 52 |
Water | 61 | 3.8 | 45 | 2.8 | 62 | 3.8 | 80 | 5 | 34 | 2.1 | 39 | 2.4 | 38 | 2.4 |
Built-up | 60 | 3.7 | 84 | 5.2 | 91 | 5.6 | 150 | 9.3 | 168 | 10 | 178 | 11 | 228 | 14 |
Bare Land | 1058 | 66 | 884 | 55 | 980 | 61 | 976 | 60 | 463 | 29 | 528 | 33 | 518 | 32 |
Total | 1616 | 100 | 1616 | 100 | 1616 | 100 | 1616 | 100 | 1616 | 100 | 1616 | 100 | 1616 | 100 |