Table 5 The total estimated area (ha) and percentage of each land use/land cover (LULC) category of Bahir Dar City from 1984 to 2019

Cultivated land

12,151

51.13

12,333

51.90

11,440

48.14

11,373

47.85

10,850

45.66

Built-up area

12,031

5.06

1424

6.00

2239

9.42

2843

11.96

3802

16.00

Grazing land

12,711

5.35

2002

8.43

1574

6.62

2088

8.79

2838

11.94

Vegetation

4413

18.57

3467

14.59

4716

19.84

4024

16.93

3165

13.32

Water body

612

2.58

461

1.94

543

2.29

505

2.12

350

1.47

Wetland

4116

17.32

4078

17.16

3253

13.69

2933

12.34

2760

11.61