Analysis of the Current and Future Prediction of Land Use/Land Cover Change Using Remote Sensing and the CA-Markov Model in Majang Forest Biosphere Reserves of Gambella, Southwestern Ethiopia

Table 10

Comparison of actual and simulated LULC changes in 2017.

LULC class	Actual (2017)		Simulated (2017)		Changes
	Area (ha)	Area (%)	Area (ha)	Area (%)	RC (ha)	PC
Forestland	181504.9	77.8	180980.7	77.6	−524.2	−0.2
Farmland	40554.8	17.4	41014.7	17.5	459.9	0.2
Grassland	3192.2	1.4	3002.5	1.3	−189.7	−0.1
Settlement	7866.2	3.4	8120.6	3.5	254.4	0.1
Waterbody	141	0.06	141	0.06	−1	0
Total	233254	100%	233254	100

Note. PC = percentage of change, RC = rate of change.