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Table 5 LU-LC change matrix of 1973, 1986 and 2015

From: The implications of land use and land cover changes for rural household food insecurity in the Northeastern highlands of Ethiopia: the case of the Teleyayen sub-watershed

Changed from

Changed to

1973–1986

1973–2015

Hectare

Percent

Hectare

Percent

Water body

Water body

340.50

44.41

337.02

43.96

Forest land

1.40

0.18

0

0.00

Shrub land

133.69

17.44

159.45

20.80

Grass land

57.79

7.54

64.75

8.45

Crop land and settlement

233.26

30.43

199.14

25.98

Bare land

0

0.00

6.26

0.82

Built-up area

0

0.00

0

0.00

Forest land

Water body

45.95

7.97

39.68

6.88

Forest land

106.53

18.48

9.74

1.69

Shrub land

212.37

36.84

102.35

17.75

Grass land

119.76

20.77

200.53

34.78

Crop land and settlement

89.19

15.46

172.68

29.95

Bare land

1.39

0.24

2.08

0.36

Built-up area

1.39

0.24

49.43

8.57

Shrub land

Water body

49.43

1.14

34.81

0.01

Forest land

253.45

5.86

6.26

0.00

Shrub land

2091.03

48.32

1778.38

0.41

Grass land

761.76

17.60

785.44

0.18

Crop land and settlement

1130.11

26.11

1699.70

0.39

Bare land

35.51

0.82

20.19

0.00

Built-up area

6.26

0.14

2.78

0.00

Grass land

Water body

41.77

1.16

41.77

1.16

Forest land

9.74

0.27

9.74

0.27

Shrub land

1141.95

31.78

1141.95

31.78

Grass land

671.24

18.68

671.24

18.68

Crop land and settlement

1690.65

47.05

1690.65

47.05

Bare land

24.37

0.68

24.37

0.68

Built-up area

13.92

0.39

13.92

0.39

Crop land

Water body

16.71

0.29

36.20

0.62

Forest land

36.90

0.63

5.57

0.10

Shrub land

719.29

12.30

597.43

10.22

Grass land

1006.17

17.21

654.53

11.19

Crop land and settlement

4019.82

68.74

4452.93

76.15

Bare land

43.86

0.75

92.60

1.58

Built-up area

4.87

0.08

8.35

0.14

Bare land

Water body

2.08

2.61

2.78

3.48

Forest land

1.39

1.74

0

0.00

Shrub land

18.10

22.61

7.65

9.57

Grass land

7.65

9.57

13.92

17.39

Crop land and settlement

50.83

63.48

55.00

68.70

Bare land

0

0.00

0.69

0.87

Built-up area

0

0.00

0

0.00