Research Article
Assessment of Land Cover and Land Use Change Dynamics in Kibwezi Watershed, Kenya
Table 4
LULC class transitions 1999–2019.
| | Class name | 1999 | 2009 | 2019 | | Area (ha) | Area (%) | Area (ha) | Area (%) | Area (ha) | Area (%) |
| | BA | 31.7 | 0.1 | 33.7 | 0.1 | 147.8 | 0.2 | | C1 | 17258.6 | 28.1 | 19498.0 | 31.7 | 18465.0 | 30.0 | | C2 | 285.6 | 0.5 | 221.2 | 0.4 | 255.8 | 0.4 | | C3 | 5719.3 | 9.3 | 5811.4 | 9.5 | 5674.5 | 9.2 | | cS | 1010.0 | 1.6 | 1013.6 | 1.7 | 4616.5 | 7.5 | | cS1 | 3164.2 | 5.2 | 2957.6 | 4.8 | 2200.9 | 3.9 | | oS | 5997.9 | 9.8 | 4282.6 | 7.0 | 1574.9 | 2.6 | | SG | 65.1 | 0.1 | 93.6 | 0.2 | 424.8 | 0.7 | | WS | 27957.8 | 45.5 | 27516.1 | 44.8 | 27780.6 | 45.2 | | RW | | 0.0 | 62.4 | 0.1 | 349.2 | 0.6 | | Total | 61490 | 100 | 61490 | 100 | 61490 | 100 |
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LULC category codes: BA = built-up area; C1 = cropland (rainfed); C2 = cropland (irrigated); C3 = cropland (perennial); cS = cropshrubs/trees; cS1 = closed shrubland; oS = open shrubland; SG = shrub grassland; WS = wooded shrubland; RW = riverine woodlands.
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