Assessment of land use change and its effect on soil carbon stock using multitemporal satellite data in semiarid region of Rajasthan, India

Ecological Processes

Table 7 Land use change matrix (2003–2014)

Land use	Water	Settlement	Wasteland	Dry deciduous	Thorn	Scrubland	Cropland	Plantation	Fallow	Total area in 2003 (ha)
Water	7.09	3.57							0.16	12.23
Settlement	0.16	67.32							2.13	69.61
Wasteland		11.88	136.83		5.77	44.86	13.22	8.26	64.14	284.97
Dry deciduous		1.33	6.82	2493.35	74.65	21.29	14.32	17.22	60.09	2689.07
Thorn		21.11	129.96	58.05	912.73	255.93	24.53	16.25	108.80	1527.35
Scrubland		18.89	204.73	5.55	254.15	608.34	242.97	48.69	163.35	1546.67
Cropland			13.80	1.27	9.23	0.82	762.40	370.95	330.59	1489.08
Plantation		1.92	0.11	2.14	0.12	0.19	52.52	361.83	191.43	610.28
Fallow land		73.78	14.55	16.57	28.88	8.03	416.58	181.99	816.37	1556.75
Total area in 2014(ha)	7.25	199.81	506.80	2576.93	1285.52	939.46	1526.55	1005.21	1738.47	9786.01