Table 7 Land use and land cover statistics of the Bangladesh coast except Sundarban Reserve Forest (ha)
LULC | Year | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1962 | 1973 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2011 | 2021 | |
Waterbodies | 1,902,690.00 | 1,844,700.00 | 1,814,830.00 | 1,797,727.50 | 1,822,270.00 | 1,759,650.00 | 1,733,130.00 |
Mangrove forest | 4660.11 | 25,336.40 | 40,569.70 | 49,933.71 | 57,163.80 | 52,651.10 | 53,977.20 |
Homestead vegetation | 130,130.00 | 139,252.00 | 180,055.00 | 194,773.16 | 227,236.70 | 245,775.94 | 284,667.90 |
Agriculture | 517,719.00 | 574,056.00 | 540,888.00 | 505,778.59 | 507,937.00 | 486,192.50 | 459,099.00 |
Mudflats | 140,009.00 | 88,377.10 | 96,747.00 | 100,523.85 | 49,233.70 | 124,464.00 | 116,143.00 |
Sand | 2411.37 | 41,027.00 | 39,476.10 | 6664.80 | 26,232.60 | 2636.42 | 10,018.50 |
Mudflats with grass | 17,826.00 | 4351.68 | 4084.42 | 5208.34 | 10,936.60 | 14,227.60 | 16,439.70 |
Saltpan | 200.92 | 508.22 | 958.18 | 56,998.44 | 16,598.00 | 32,010.84 | 44,133.10 |
Total | 2,717,608.40 | 2,717,608.40 | 2,717,608.40 | 2,717,608.40 | 2,717,608.40 | 2,717,608.40 | 2,717,608.40 |