Table 3 Changes in land area by type in Xinjiang from 2000 to 2022 unit: km2.

From: Spatial and temporal evolution of land use carbon emission and carbon balance zoning: evidence from Xinjiang China

Year

Cropland

Forest

Grassland

Impervious

Water

Barren

2000

61,125.813

14,614.850

392,647.746

1146.668

42,736.541

11,19,453.683

2004

64,987.503

15,920.085

391,326.233

1708.629

45,934.304

11,11,848.548

2008

71,374.469

17,031.776

393,533.697

2688.377

46,970.643

11,00,126.340

2012

81,572.405

17,300.497

382,437.272

3344.243

49,196.031

10,97,874.854

2016

86,908.795

17,933.183

380,176.848

4038.526

50,219.639

10,92,448.310

2020

85,996.391

18,207.287

375,385.863

4947.595

45,990.122

11,01,198.045

2022

86,781.550

18,474.974

372,694.511

5292.136

45,140.909

11,03,341.221