Research Article

Land Use and Land Cover Change, and Woody Vegetation Diversity in Human Driven Landscape of Gilgel Tekeze Catchment, Northern Ethiopia

Table 2

Area of land use and land cover types for 1976, 1986, and 2008 in Gilgel Tekeze catchment.

Land use197619862008
Area (ha.)Area (%)Area (ha.)Area (%)Area (ha.)Area (%)

Forest land 17044.84859.522.4416244.61
Shrub-bush land1180933.526125.8217.39516814.7
Grazing land28678.141808.065.13432.71.23
Cultivated land1783950.6322893.564.982329666.12
Settlement759.72.152597.557.37427812.11
River bed gravel and rock (flood plain)168.80.48285.630.81320.40.91
Bare land85.50.24662.921.88113.90.32

Total352331003523310035233100