Table 1 Land use transition matrix of Guangdong Province between 2005 and 2013 (km2).

From: Spatial-temporal dynamics of carbon emissions and carbon sinks in economically developed areas of China: a case study of Guangdong Province

2013

Cropland

Forest land

Grassland

Built-up land

Water bodies

Barren land

Total

2005

Cropland

36058.99

1224.15

94.32

2096.09

642.74

2.81

40119.10

Forest land

2317.95

101744.08

228.42

1510.40

226.51

37.92

106065.27

Grassland

291.23

932.48

7351.20

281.08

49.14

13.99

8919.12

Built-up land

1008.50

267.87

16.72

10836.71

222.71

1.60

12354.11

Water bodies

288.20

136.10

11.12

492.00

7279.36

0.51

8207.28

Barren land

12.07

99.62

0.88

35.08

27.27

123.40

298.33

Total

39976.94

104404.30

7702.66

15251.36

8447.74

180.22

175963.21