Impacts of land use/land cover and climate changes on soil erosion in Muga watershed, Upper Blue Nile basin (Abay), Ethiopia

Ecological Processes

Table 10 Annual soil erosion risk classes and area coverage under RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 in Muga watershed

Soil severity categories and rate of soil erosion	2050 (RCP4.5)		2050 (RCP8.5)
Soil severity categories and rate of soil erosion	Area (ha)	%	Area (ha)	%
Low (0–5 t ha⁻¹ year⁻¹)	15,904.1	37.4	15,526.2	36.5
Moderate (5–20 t ha⁻¹ year⁻¹)	13,677.6	32.2	13,864.7	32.6
High (20–50 t ha⁻¹ year⁻¹)	7041.0	16.6	7097.8	16.7
Very high (50–100 t ha⁻¹ year⁻¹)	4273.5	10.1	4346.7	10.2
Severe (100–150 t ha⁻¹ year⁻¹)	1083.5	2.5	1136.0	2.7
Very severe (> 150 t ha⁻¹ year⁻¹)	515.9	1.2	524.2	1.2
Total area	42,495.4	100.0	42,495.4	100.0