Table 4 Area and amount of change in different land use/cover categories in the Islamabad, capital of Pakistan during 1979–2019 Table 4 Area and amount of change in different land use/cover categories in the Islamabad, capital of Pakistan during 1979–2019 Table 4 Area and amount of change in different land use/cover categories in the Islamabad, capital of Pakistan during 1979–2019 Table 4 Area and amount of change in different land use/cover categories in the Islamabad, capital of Pakistan during 1979–2019 Table 4 Area and amount of change in different land use/cover categories in the Islamabad, capital of Pakistan during 1979–2019 Table 4 Area and amount of change in different land use/cover categories in the Islamabad, capital of Pakistan during 1979–2019 Table 4 Area and amount of change in different land use/cover categories in the Islamabad, capital of Pakistan during 1979–2019
Land use/cover categories 1979 1979 2019 2019 Change 1979 - 2019 Change 1979 - 2019
km2 % km2 % km2 % km2 % km2 % km2 %
Build-up land 97.2 10.7 474.8 52.4 377.6 41.7
Agriculture land 130.0 14.3 177.0 19.5 47.0 5.20
Forest land 174.7 19.3 93.4 10.3 -81.3 -9.03
Water bodies 15.6 1.7 6.0 0.7 -9.60 -1.21
Barren land 489.05 53.9 155.4 17.1 -333.7 -36.8