Name | 1954 | 1978 | 2003 | 2016 | Changes % | ||||||
km2 | % | km2 | % | km2 | % | km2 | % | 1954-1978 | 1978-2003 | 2003-2016 | |
Bare soil | 2.24 | 3.02 | 5.91 | 10.76 | 7.74 | ||||||
Beach | 0.82 | 1.85 | 0.85 | 1.93 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.59 | 0.08 | −1.03 | 0.69 |
Settlements | 0.13 | 0.29 | 0.98 | 2.23 | 3.78 | 8.38 | 4.05 | 9.21 | 1.94 | 6.16 | 0.82 |
Crop lands | 13.95 | 31.61 | 24.17 | 54.82 | 24.75 | 54.95 | 15.47 | 35.16 | 23.22 | 0.12 | −19.78 |
Tidal areas | 0.79 | 1.78 | 0.62 | 1.40 | 0.64 | 1.42 | 0.51 | 1.16 | −0.38 | 0.02 | −0.26 |
Lagoon | 1.62 | 3.67 | 2.08 | 4.72 | 2.26 | 5.01 | 2.04 | 4.63 | 1.05 | 0.29 | −0.38 |
Mangrove | 1.79 | 4.07 | 0.25 | 0.56 | 0.65 | 1.44 | 1.17 | 2.65 | −3.50 | 0.88 | 1.21 |
Sabkha | 2.33 | 5.29 | 5.26 | 11.93 | 3.06 | 6.78 | 8.13 | 18.48 | 6.64 | −5.14 | 11.70 |
Somone river | 0.17 | 0.38 | 0.08 | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.19 | −0.21 | −0.05 | 0.13 |
Vegetated Sabkha | 0.36 | 0.81 | 2.69 | 5.96 | 1.15 | 2.63 | 5.15 | −3.34 | |||
Forest area | 22.53 | 51.06 | 9.44 | 21.43 | 4.27 | 9.49 | 4.78 | 10.86 | −29.64 | −11.94 | 1.37 |