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Table 7 Area and proportion of each land use categories in the Muga watershed

From: Impacts of land use/land cover and climate changes on soil erosion in Muga watershed, Upper Blue Nile basin (Abay), Ethiopia

 

Reference (2017)

Future (2033)

Change (2017–2033)

Area (ha)

%

Area (ha)

%

(%)

Grassland

4862.7

11.4

3143.2

7.4

− 35.4

Cultivated land

31,438.4

74.0

32,624.7

76.8

3.8

Urban area

1008.7

2.4

1038.3

2.4

2.9

Forest

1015.1

2.4

1084.2

2.6

6.8

Shrub-bushland

4170.5

9.8

4605.0

10.8

10.4

Total area

42,495.4

100.0

42,495.4

100.0

Â