Sl. No. | Land Use/Land Cover | Area in Hectare | % of Area | ||
1992 | 2014 | 1992 | 2013 | ||
1 | Deep Sea Water | 19,374.53 | 10,571.40 | 22.0 | 12.0 |
2 | Shallow Sea Water | 12,072.47 | 20,648.54 | 13.7 | 23.5 |
3 | Inland/River Water | 451.49 | 381.20 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
4 | Mangrove Vegetation | 1394.10 | 1266.32 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
5 | Low Dense Vegetation | 10,712.25 | 12,332.57 | 12.2 | 14.0 |
6 | Shrubs | 4052.30 | 3355.58 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
7 | Grass Cover Land/Open Shrub | 24,626.61 | 19,767.22 | 28.0 | 22.5 |
8 | Fallow Land | 14,378.04 | 15,144.98 | 16.3 | 17.2 |
9 | Urban and Built-Up | 907.65 | 4501.62 | 1.0 | 5.1 |
Total | 87,969.42 | 87,969.42 | 100.0 | 100.0 |