Classes Year 1986 Year 2011 Rate of change in ( km /year) Area Area km2 % km2 % Forest 3.4 0.1 4.16 0.11 0.03 Open Bush land 931.67 23.76 1270 32.39 13.53 Dense bush land 459.1 11.7 684.52 17.46 0.23 Open Shrubs land 1068.8 27.26 769.87 19.63 -11.96 Dense shrub land 341.3 8.71 498.76 12.72 6.3 Grass land 1090.17 27.8 663.35 16.92 -17.1 Farm land 2.11 0.05 6.64 0.17 0.18 Bare land 24.45 0.62 23.7 0.6 -0.007 Total 3921 100 3921 100

Table 2: Landuse/landcover class change rate (1986-2011).