Table 5 Rates of change in areas of the LU/LC classes from 1984 to 2015 of SSCP
Classes | Change in areas (km2) | Rate of change (km2/year) |
|---|---|---|
Water logging |  + 10.68 |  + 0.35 |
Saline soil | − 58.60 | − 1.89 |
Vegetation |  + 188.13 |  + 6.07 |
Water bodies |  + 0.68 |  + 0.02 |
Islands | − 0.15 | − 0.004 |
Sand dunes | − 15.28 | − 0.49 |
Mountainous area | − 2.31 | − 0.108 |
Urban area |  + 58.43 |  + 1.89 |
Bare land | − 208.36 | − 6.72 |
Saturated saline soil |  + 24.40 |  + 0.79 |