Table 1. Distribution and registered conversions between the different land use categories from 1990 - 2021 in hectares.

1990/2021

Forest land

Cropland

Grassland

Wetlands, periodically water covered

Wetlands, flooded

Settlement

Other land

Total, 1990

Proportion 1990 (%)

 

Forest land

527 642

9 363

4 404

728

252

2149

0

544 538

12.6

 

Cropland

109 345

2 721 496

103 858

11 864

4 108

47 485

0

2 998 155

69.6

 

Grassland

7 445

47 862

73 059

11 211

2 314

5 109

0

146 999

3.4

 

Wetlands, periodically water covered

1 558

687

9

46 777

717

108

0

49 856

1.2

 

Wetlands, flooded

0

0

0

0

52 951

8

0

52 958

1.2

 

Settlement

0

0

0

0

0

486 614

0

486 614

11.3

 

Other land

0

0

0

0

0

0

26 433

26 433

0.6

 

Total, 2021

645 990

2 779 408

181 329

70 579

60 342

541 472

26 433

4 305 552

100

 

Proportion 2021 (%)

15.0

64.6

4.2

1.6

1.4

12.6

0.6

100