S/N | LULC Classes | 1987 | 2002 | 2017 | Overall Changes (%) | |||
Hectares | % | Hectares | % | Hectares | % | |||
1 | Forest | 207,036 | 15.95 | 1,758,915 | 44.17 | 871,965 | 21.90 | −50.12 |
2 | Sparse Vegetation | 91,197 | 7.03 | 1,199,799 | 30.13 | 1,447,497 | 36.35 | 59.46 |
3 | Bare soil and Farmland | 721,296 | 55.58 | 43,209 | 1.09 | 1,433,745 | 36.01 | 18.49 |
4 | Built up | 141,093 | 10.87 | 798,912 | 20.06 | 133,605 | 3.36 | −12.55 |
5 | Water body | 137,061 | 10.56 | 180,945 | 4.54 | 94,968 | 2.39 | −3.63 |