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From: Spatio-temporal dynamics of forage and land cover changes in Karamoja sub-region, Uganda
Land use/cover types | 1986 | 2000 | 2013 | |||
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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 | Â | 100 | Â | 100 |