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 9 Soil erosion by LULC types

LULC classes (2017)	Area (ha)	% of total	Estimated annual loss
LULC classes (2017)	Area (ha)	% of total	t/year	Contribution (%)
Afro/sub afro alpine vegetation	3513	14.66	85,605	6.9
Bare lands	613	2.56	20,122	1.6
Farmlands/settlements	12,815	53.46	529,433	42.6
Grazing lands	3040	12.68	434,918	35.0
Shrub/bush lands	3010	12.56	59,036	4.7
Water courses/beds	91	0.38	50,114	4.0
Woodlands/plantations	888	3.7	64,346	5.2
Total	23,970	100	1,243,574	100