Table 3 Transformation of LC in the study area from 2010 to 2020.

From: Refined mapping of ethnic minority population under the fusion of nighttime light data and multisource data

2010&2020

Barren

Cropland

Forest

Grassland

Impervious

Shrub

Water

Total

Barren

0.012

0.007

0

0.010

0.014

0

0.008

0.052

Cropland

0.099

1596.070

104.419

29.800

24.001

0.934

14.106

1769.429

Forest

0

590.854

8609.610

7.082

1.418

9.900

0.924

9219.790

Grassland

0.033

20.800

6.723

31.627

18.174

0.400

2.393

80.149

Impervious

0

0.423

0.007

0.107

23.565

0

0.084

24.185

Shrub

0

2.632

5.208

1.124

0

7.620

0.005

16.590

Water

0.036

9.232

0.300

2.686

0.961

0

34.763

47.979

Total

0.182

2220.018

8726.268

72.437

68.132

18.855

52.283

11158.175