Table 2. Transition matrix analysis of land-cover changes in Puerto Rico from 1991 to
2000
| |
| |
|
Land Cover |
2000 |
Total Area
km2 in 1991 |
Percentage
in 1991 |
|
1991–2000 |
Grassland |
Forest |
Shrubland |
Urban |
Agriculture |
Sand & Rock |
| |
|
1991 |
Grassland |
1736.1 |
668.5 |
469.1 |
302.2 |
64.6 |
6.2 |
3246.7 |
37.7 |
|
Forest |
287.2 |
1815.8 |
260.6 |
46.9 |
11.5 |
3.0 |
2424.9 |
28.2 |
|
Shrubland |
349.3 |
810.5 |
270.2 |
58.7 |
4.5 |
1.5 |
1494.5 |
17.3 |
|
Urban |
226.6 |
72.8 |
62.4 |
534.6 |
5.2 |
4.7 |
906.4 |
10.5 |
|
Agriculture |
227.0 |
46.4 |
30.9 |
30.1 |
177.2 |
0.7 |
512.3 |
6.0 |
|
Sand & Rock |
6.0 |
2.9 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
9.6 |
22.6 |
0.3 |
|
Total Area km2 in
2000 |
2832.2 |
3416.9 |
1094.8 |
974.6 |
263.3 |
25.7 |
8607.4 |
100 |
|
Percentage in 2000 |
32.9 |
39.7 |
12.7 |
11.3 |
3.1 |
0.3 |
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