This study aimed to identify the characteristics of domestic ecosystem transitions overthepast 30 years through the preparation of a pilot ecosystem extent accounting, using the Ministry ofEnvironment's classification of land cover. The land cover data has been available for four periods,from the late 1980s to the most recent data in 2020. For the account preparation, the SEEA-EAguidelines for accounting adopted by the UN Statistical Commission in 2021 were followed. The studyprovided a quantitative analysis of domestic ecosystem transition characteristics overthe past 30 years.
Based on the entire period (1990–2020), the analysis of ecosystem transition characteristics revealedthe net change for each ecosystem type as follows: urbanized areas 3,495km² (164%), agricultural land-4,448km² (-18.7%), forests 1,630 km² (2.4%), grasslands -959km² (-25.2%), wetlands 33km² (4.5%), barren land 286km² (22.2%), and water bodies -39 km² (-1.9%). The persistence ratio (Stable ecosystemstock) for each ecosystem type was as follows: urbanized areas 68.5%, agricultural land 56.4%, forests90.5%, grasslands 12.4%, wetlands 14.3%, barren land 8.7%, and water bodies 57.9%.