Period | Area of land cover (Km2) | ||||
Sabkha | Urban area | Coastal sand dunes | Smooth sand sheet | Agriculture | |
1985 | 103.2 | 20.9 | 34.2 | 353.28 | - |
1990 | 84.1 | 40.6 | 37.9 | 349.9 | - |
2001 | 122.1 | 64.6 | 26 | 297.89 | 1.97 |
2016 | 96.5 | 103.9 | 9.1 | 283.4 | 1.97 |