Land cover category

Land cover change in Ha (%) across the four sub-catchments

Amala

Nyangores

Talek

Sand

1987

2017

1987

2017

1987

2017

1987

2017

Forest

56,609 (39.8%)

29,784 (21.0%)

41,031 (43.7%)

30,164 (32.3%)

12,357 (7.0%)

4939 (2.8%)

13,955 (7.6%)

7986 (4.4%)

Grassland

44,269 (31.1%)

31,550 (22.2%)

27,681 (29.5%)

15,997 (17.1%)

92,493 (52.8%)

62,708 (35.7%)

87,106 (47.4%)

79,884 (43.6%)

Shrub Land

6418 (4.5%)

2495 (1.8%)

1014 (1.1%)

789 (0.8%)

62,757 (35.8%)

98,079 (55.9%)

80,217 (43.6%)

72,183 (39.4%)

Cropland

29,828 (21.0%)

75,574 (53.2%)

21,835 (23.3%)

42,690 (45.7%)

0.0 (0.0%)

5607 (3.2%)

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Bare Land

5068 (3.6%)

2615 (1.8%)

2279 (2.4%)

3721.6 (4.0%)

7723 (4.4%)

4244 (2.4%)

2510 (1.4%)

22,977 (12.6%)

Built-up areas

34 (0.02%)

80 (0.06%)

47.4 (0.01%)

105.9 (0.1%)

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