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Table 3 Contribution percentage (in %) of the variables analyzed for PC1, PC2, and PC3, with their respective to total variance explained (in %)

From: The assessment of climatic, environmental, and socioeconomic aspects of the Brazilian Cerrado

Variables

PC1

PC2

PC3

Elevation

6.78

11.60

29.81

Evapotranspiration

13.10

0.61

12.36

Active fires

13.35

9.85

0.15

HDI

21.10

0.13

0.04

LULC—cropland/rainfed

7.26

14.24

7.01

LULC—shrubland

2.38

14.47

42.59

Autumn rainfall

17.86

17.32

0.00

Spring rainfall

9.17

30.63

3.29

Livestock

8.99

1.14

4.76

Total of variance explained (%)

38.59

16.87

12.56

  1. The variance explained and contribution percentage vary between 0 and 100