Assessment of Land Cover and Land Use Change Dynamics in Kibwezi Watershed, Kenya

Table 6

LULC change matrix for the period 2009–2019 by hectares.

	Class name	2009
		BA	C1	C2	C3	cS	cS1	oS	SG	WS	RW	Total
2019	BA	33	0									34
	C1	58	17933	92	248	394		45	148	543	37	19499
	C2	0	70	135		3				0	12	221
	C3	25	92	23	5384	92				22	174	5811
	cS	0	22	1	34	690			1	205	61	1014
	cS1					0	2135	56		767		2958
	oS		180			2293		1	134	1675		4283
	SG								74	20		94
	WS	32	169	5	1	1144	66	1473	68	24548	10	27516
	RW				7	0				0	55	62
	Total	148	18465	256	5675	4616	2201	1575	425	27781	349	61490

LULC category codes: BA = built-up area; C1 = cropland (rainfed); C2 = cropland (irrigated); C3 = cropland (perennial); cS = crops-shrubs/trees; cS1 = closed shrubland; oS = open shrubland; SG = shrub grassland; WS = wooded shrubland; RW = riverine woodlands.