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Table 4 Land use and land cover in 2015 and 2019

From: Landscape pattern analysis using GIS and remote sensing to diagnose soil erosion and nutrient availability in two agroecological zones of Southern Mali

Land use and land cover

Bougouni

Koutiala

Area (2015)

Area (2019)

Change (%)

Area (2015)

Area (2019)

Change (%)

Km2

%

Km2

%

 

Km2

%

Km2

%

 

Settlements

44.0901

0.22

45.5643

0.23

0.01

66.79

0.70

68.68

0.72

0.02

Water

154.127

0.78

141.683

0.72

− 0.06

116.0976

1.21

16.30

0.17

− 1.04

SW*

2152.59

10.91

827.492

4.19

− 6.72

393.0814

4.09

205.65

2.14

− 1.95

Bare land

1788.99

9.06

373.638

1.89

− 7.17

561.5779

5.85

337.61

3.52

− 2.33

NV**

11,677.10

59.17

12,828.92

65.00

5.83

5137.06

53.49

5,633.94

58.66

5.17

Agriculture

3919.44

19.86

5519.02

27.96

8.10

3329.41

34.67

3,342.37

34.80

0.13

  1. *SW Savannah Woodland
  2. NV** Natural Vegetation