Table 12 Sediment export by LULC types
LULC class | Area | Estimated annual sediment export | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ha | % | t year−1 | Contribution to the total sediment export (%) | T ha−1 year−1 | |
Cultivated | 39,172.8 | 27.5 | 92,263.0 | 40.7 | 2.4 |
Agroforestry | 49,188.2 | 34.5 | 34,683.6 | 15.3 | 0.7 |
Bareland | 863.6 | 0.6 | 28,789.7 | 12.7 | 33.2 |
Built-up | 5,637.3 | 4.0 | 2,040.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
Forest | 5,745.7 | 4.0 | 5,213.9 | 2.3 | 0.9 |
Grassland | 8,982.4 | 6.3 | 5,440.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
Lake | 9,512.5 | 6.7 | – | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Shrubland | 9,667.7 | 6.8 | 26,522.8 | 11.7 | 2.7 |
Wetland | 4,376.9 | 3.1 | – | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Woodland | 9,513.9 | 6.7 | 31,736.7 | 14.0 | 3.3 |
Total | 142,661.0 | 100.0 | 226,690.4 | 100 | 1.6 |