Land use and cover type

1969 (ha)

(%)

1989 (ha)

(%)

2010 (ha)

(%)

Change computation (%)

1969-1989

1989-2010

Scrub

213.6

1.9

154.1

1.37

69.8

0.62

1.4

2.6

Miscellaneous coastal vegetation

325.7

2.9

161.3

1.44

52.2

0.46

2.5

3.2

Coastal bush

23.3

0.21

53.6

0.47

582.2

5.18

−6.5

−46.9

Thickets with trees

889.1

7.93

773.1

6.91

-

-

0.7

4.8

Forest

855.6

7.63

644.5

5.76

635.8

5.65

1.2

0.06

Mangrove

2072.2

18.48

1719.8

15.38

1872.9

16.66

0.9

−0.4

Settlement with mixed cash crop

2358.6

21.04

2611.1

23.35

2230.7

19.84

−0.5

0.7

Residential plots

179.3

1.59

189.8

1.69

159.5

1.41

−0.3

0.8

Seasonal swamp

1.4

0.01

1.7

0.01

2.3

0.02

−1.1

−1.7

Tide flats

309.1

2.75

344.2

3.07

274.3

2.44

−0.6

1.3

Mud flats

141.6

1.26

174.7

1.56

59.1

0.52

−1.2

−3.2

Beach

78.9

0.79

88.1

0.78

42.1

0.37

−0.6

2.5

Water

3759.5

33.54

3933.1

35.17

3981

35.43

−0.2

−0.01

Town

-

-

239.6

2.14

252.7

2.24

-

−0.3

Barren land

-

-

92.7

0.82

353.1

3.14

-

−13.4

Coastal bush with trees

-

-

-

-

112.1

0.99

-

-

Settlement

-

-

-

-

260.1

2.32

-

-

Hotel

-

-

-

-

127.1

1.13

-

-

Private holiday house

-

-

-

-

168.7

1.5

-

-

Total

11,207.9

100

11,181.3

100

11,235.7

100

-

-