Soil erosion mapping and severity analysis based on RUSLE model and local perception in the Beshillo Catchment of the Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia

Environmental Systems Research

Table 2 Area cover of the land use/cover classes of the watershed at different periods of time

Land use/cover type	2017
Land use/cover type	Area (ha)	% of total
Afro/sub afro alpine vegetation	513	4.66
Bare lands	613	2.56
Farmlands/settlements	12,815	53.46
Grasslands	3040	12.68
Shrub/bush lands	3010	12.56
Water courses/beds	91	0.38
Woodlands/plantations	888	0.70
Total	23,970	100.00