Table 7 Area suitable for rice cultivation in coastal region before and after masking of non-cropland area.

From: Crop suitability analysis for the coastal region of India through fusion of remote sensing, geospatial analysis and multi-criteria decision making

Class

Before masking

After masking

Area (ha)

Area (%)

Area (ha)

Area (%)

Highly suitable

5,293,386.4

16.10

4,498,035.4

13.68

Moderately suitable

14,489,161.4

44.06

6,333,154.1

19.26

Marginally suitable

7,927,948.9

24.11

6,034,816.6

18.35

Not suitable

5,172,873.9

15.73

4,524,885.4

13.76

Non-cropland area

–

–

11,492,479.0

34.95

Total

32,883,370.5

100

32,883,370.5

100

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