Implications of land use/cover dynamics on soil erosion potential of agricultural watershed, northwestern highlands of Ethiopia

Environmental Systems Research

Table 6 Annual soil loss rate, severity classes and conservation priorities of Gelda catchment, Northwestern highlands of Ethiopia

Rate of soil loss ( t ha⁻¹ year⁻¹)	2004		2014		Between 2004 and 2014		Severity classes	Conservation priorities
Rate of soil loss ( t ha⁻¹ year⁻¹)	Ha	%	Ha	%	Ha	%	Severity classes	Conservation priorities
0–5	1566	6	1706	6	140	9	Very low	V
6–15	4889	19	5933	23	1044	21	Low	VI
16–30	4814	18	3760	14	− 1054	− 22	Moderate	III
31–50	6547	25	5781	22	− 766	− 12	High	II
50+	8448	32	9084	35	636	8	Very high	I