Table 8 Area suitable for coconut 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

6,163,267.6

18.74

3,617,660.4

11.00

Moderately suitable

16,574,723.9

50.40

9,010,122.9

27.40

Marginally suitable

8,304,430.1

25.25

6,031,010.4

18.34

Not suitable

1,840,948.9

5.60

2,732,097.9

8.31

Non-cropland

–

–

11,492,479.0

34.95

Total area

32,883,370.5

100

32,883,370.5

100

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