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Table 4 Land use/cover change in Karamoja sub-region

From: Spatio-temporal dynamics of forage and land cover changes in Karamoja sub-region, Uganda

Land use/cover types

1986

2000

2013

Area (ha)

% area

Area (ha)

% area

Area (ha)

% area

Bushlands

352,948.3

12.8

415,175.9

15.0

689,614.0

25.0

Croplands

7,520.7

0.3

1,695.5

0.06

15,686.4

0.6

Grasslands

2,093,308.1

75.8

2,047,648

74.2

1,820,488.6

66.0

Thickets and shrublands

123,996.2

4.5

259,863.8

9.4

159,841.5

5.8

Woodlands

182,576.8

6.6

35,971.1

1.3

74,730.8

2.7

Total

2,760,350.2

100

 

100

 

100