Table 4 Rate of change of land use units within the same class (period 2006–2021)
From: Dynamic of land use and vegetation change in the eastern bank of Bénoué (North Cameroon)
Occupancy classes | Area (ha) 2006 | Area (ha) 2021 | Change (2021–2006) ha | Rate of change | Expansion rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Building | 58539.69 | 63040.14 | 4500.45 | 7.69 | 0.49 | |
Shrubby savannah | 263907.09 | 193191.75 | − 70715.34 | − 26.8 | − 2.07 | |
Grassland savannah | 147069.12 | 173981.7 | 26912.58 | 18.3 | 1.12 | |
Rey-Bouba | Gallery forest | 127606.59 | 33901.47 | − 93705.12 | − 73.43 | − 8.81 |
Bare ground | 71950.18 | 141068.36 | 69118.19 | 96.06 | 4.47 | |
Farmland | 111205.8 | 137952.18 | 26746.38 | 24.05 | 1.43 | |
Bruli | 43941.51 | 67970.61 | 24029.1 | 54.68 | 2.9 | |
Lake/Water surface | 57322.55 | 70436.314 | 13113.76 | 22.88 | 1.37 | |
Total | 881542.53 | 881542.53 | ||||
Building | 16177.97 | 20117.28 | 3939.55 | 24.35 | 1.45 | |
Shrubby savannah | 117988.35 | 46736.98 | − 71251.56 | − 60.39 | − 6.15 | |
Grassland savannah | 16620.26 | 64665.45 | 48045.18 | 289.08 | 9.03 | |
Bibemi | Gallery forest | 27867.78 | 26204.62 | − 1663.16 | − 5.97 | − 0.41 |
Bare ground | 16549.57 | 33498.45 | 16949.29 | 102.42 | 4.69 | |
Farmland | 18774.81 | 35651.19 | 16876.31 | 89.89 | 4.26 | |
Bruli | 20449.08 | 12759.84 | − 7689.24 | − 37.6 | − 3.13 | |
Lake/Water surface | 22009.14 | 16802.46 | − 5206.68 | − 23.66 | − 1.79 | |
Total | 256436.46 | 256436.46 |