Water Hyacinth’s Extent and Its Implication on Water Quality in Lake Victoria, Uganda

Table 2

Areal extent statistics of land cover around the Murchison Bay between 2016 and 2019.

Year	Built-up(km^2)	(%)	Burnt/bare earth (km^2)	(%)	Water (km^2)	(%)	Forest (km^2)	(%)	Water hyacinth (km^2)	(%)
2016	12006	24	8746	18	21414	42	7287	15	511	1
2017	13058	25	7108	14	21985	42	7663	15	2434	4
2018	12025	23	9461	18	21807	42	7414	14	1542	3
2019	12715	24	8282	16	21517	41	7596	15	2138	4