Analysis of Land Cover Changes in Afromontane Vegetation of Image Forest Reserve, Southern Highlands of Tanzania

Table 1

Land cover area, change area, and annual rate of change between 1990 and 2018 in the Image Forest Reserve.

	Land cover change						Changed area
	1990		2004		2018		1990–2004	2004–2018	1990–2004	2004–2018
	Area (ha)	%	Area (ha)	%	Area (ha)	%	Area (ha)	Area (ha)	Area (ha/yr)	Area (ha/yr)
Bareland and rocky outcrops	554.22	6.08	230.67	2.53	544.14	5.97	−323.55	313.47	−23.11	22.39
Scrubland and grassland	1,378.44	15.12	548.01	6.01	1,379.88	15.13	−830.43	831.87	−59.31	59.42
Woodland	3,331.53	36.54	2,753.64	30.20	3,325.95	36.48	−577.89	572.31	−41.27	40.88
Forest	3,853.71	42.27	5,585.67	61.26	3,868.11	42.42	1,731.96	−1717.56	123.71	−122.68
Total	9,117.90	100	9,117.9	100	9,118.08	100