Land Use and Land Cover of Lake Baringo Catchment

Area in Ha

1988

Cover (%)

1988

Area in Ha

1998

Cover (%)

1998

Area in Ha

2008

Cover (%)

2008

Area in Ha

2018

Cover (%)

2018

Water Bodies

21,632.42

9.74

20,821.62

9.38

19,124.62

8.62

23,285.15

10.49

Settlement

21,325.75

9.61

26,247.37

11.82

29,758.35

13.41

31,857.64

14.35

Rangeland

104,889.74

47.25

97,215.91

43.79

88,040.54

39.66

79,747.41

35.92

Forest/Vegetation

18,635.93

8.4

20,365.43

9.17

22,896.21

10.31

23,356.36

10.52

Farmland

4256.27

21.74

52,178.41

23.51

59,320.27

26.72

63,085.76

28.42

Bare Land

7245.41

3.26

5156.78

2.32

2845.53

1.28

653.2

0.29