Table 4 Changes in the area of Farasan Island in different periods.
From: Farasan Island of Saudi Arabia confronts the measurable impacts of global warming in 45 years
Class name | Area changes in different years (sq. km) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
(1990–2000) | (2000–2010) | (2010–2020) | (1990–2020) | |
Vegetation | 2.65 | 10.45 | 4.08 | 17.18 |
Scrub land | 3.31 | 3.01 | 11.25 | 18.57 |
Bare land | − 14.93 | − 33.83 | − 21.09 | − 69.85 |
Coastal low land | − 2.53 | 0.48 | − 1.12 | − 3.17 |
Built-up land | 1.09 | 2.48 | 2.12 | 5.69 |
