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Land transition matrix

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4/19/2023
Square kilometers
1990
The Icelandic National Inventory Report from the Environment Agency
UMH01111
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The original table has classification by if the land is managed or unmanaged. Since negligible portion of land in Iceland is unmanaged, the separation has been removed in the processing here.

Classification at start of year

Forest at start of year

Forested land and area with trees that grow over 2m in height and foiliage over 10% of visible area when fully grown. The forested area must be at least 0.5 hectares with minimal width of 20m.

Cropland at start of year

Acres and other areas that are harvested, such as fields. Fields that are no longer used are moved to the 'Grassland' category.

Grassland at start of year

Areas covered in excess of 20% with vascular plants, such as mossland, grasslands, heathers, floodplains, covered lava fields etc. Unusued fields (after 20 years) are classified herein as well as recovered land, which were previously classified as 'Other land'

Wetland at start of year

Area that is for the most part saturated with water. This includes mainly land covered with freshwater and not wetland covered with saltwater. Saltmires are accounted for in the subcategory of 'Unmanaged wetlands'' and not in their own category.

Settlements at start of year

Settlement include towns, roads, ports, airports and industrial sites

Other land at start of year

Other land includes glaciers, deserts, floodplanes and other areas where vascular plant coverage is below 20%

Unmanaged land at start of year

Land is unmanaged if it has never been used for settlements, aggriculture or grazing when such things are otherwise possible

Year: 1990 , Classification at start of year: Cropland at start of year , Classification at end of year: Total at beginning of year

Total area is obtained from records for this year

Year: 1990 , Classification at start of year: Settlements at start of year , Classification at end of year: Total at beginning of year

The area is measured from map survey for this year

Year: 2000 , Classification at start of year: Settlements at start of year , Classification at end of year: Total at beginning of year

The area is measured from map survey for this year. Annual changes from 1990 are interpolated

Year: 2010 , Classification at start of year: Settlements at start of year , Classification at end of year: Total at beginning of year

The area is measured from map survey for this year. Annual changes from 2000 are interpolated

Year: 2020 , Classification at start of year: Cropland at start of year , Classification at end of year: Total at beginning of year

Total area is measured as 145199 hectars for this year from the IGULD database. Annual changes from 1990 are interpolated

Year: 2020 , Classification at start of year: Settlements at start of year , Classification at end of year: Total at beginning of year

The area is measured from map survey for this year. Annual changes from 2010 are interpolated