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