Extent and Rate of Deforestation and Forest Degradation (1986–2016) in West Bugwe Central Forest Reserve, Uganda

Table 5

Average annual rates of change in percentage between the years 1986, 1995, 2006, and 2016 for the classified land cover classes in West Bugwe Central Forest Reserve.

Land cover	1986–1995 (%)	1995–2006 (%)	2006–2016 (%)	Average annual rate of change (1986–2016) (%)
Forest	−1.78	−0.19	−1.73	−1.18
Shrubland	2.3	−0.48	1.98	1.17
Grassland	−0.94	0.55	0.43	0.06
Wetland	−0.01	0.16	−0.87	−0.23
Farmland	0.33	0.08	0.01	0.13
Built-up	0.14	−0.11	0.14	0.05