Table 4 Area-evaluation of the main land use land/cover classes in SSCP through the years 1984, 2000 and 2015
Class | 1984 | 2000 | 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Area (km2) | Area (%) | Area (km2) | Area (%) | Area (km2) | Area (%) | |
Water logging | 3.28 | 0.25 | 11.60 | 0.90 | 13.96 | 1.07 |
Saline soil | 118.64 | 9.09 | 106.11 | 8.22 | 60.04 | 4.61 |
Vegetation | 43.43 | 3.33 | 75.44 | 5.84 | 231.56 | 17.78 |
Water bodies | 184.01 | 14.10 | 184.40 | 14.28 | 184.69 | 14.18 |
Islands | 1.34 | 0.10 | 0.92 | 0.07 | 1.19 | 0.09 |
Sand dunes | 146.39 | 11.22 | 161.80 | 12.53 | 131.11 | 10.07 |
Mountainous area | 62.13 | 4.76 | 62.05 | 4.81 | 59.82 | 4.59 |
Urban area | 45.47 | 3.49 | 86.68 | 6.72 | 103.90 | 7.98 |
Bare land | 646.60 | 49.56 | 564.29 | 43.71 | 438.24 | 33.65 |
Saturated saline soil | 53.48 | 4.10 | 37.59 | 2.91 | 77.88 | 5.98 |