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Indicators on Soil Erosion
Soil erosion by water includes two sub-indicators: a) Mean soil erosion rate and b) Share of Agricultural area under severe erosion. The data refer to three data periods: 2000, 2010 and 2016.
Agro-Environmental Indicator and SDG indicator "Estimated mean soil erosion rate"
Year | Excel format [Soil Erosion by Water (t ha-1 yr-1)] | Shape files | |
2000 | Erosion for all lands 2000 (NUTS0, NUTS1, NUTS2, NUTS3) | NUTS0 | NUTS2 (2000) |
2010 | Erosion for all lands 2010 (NUTS0, NUTS1, NUTS2, NUTS3) | NUTS2 (2010) | |
2016 | Erosion for all lands 2016 (NUTS0, NUTS1, NUTS2, NUTS3) | NUTS2 (2016) |
Futher links:
- Soil erosion datasets (raster format)
- Metadata
CAP Context Indicator "Share of Agricultural area under severe erosion"
Soil erosion by water is the CAP Contect Indicator #42. This indicator assess the "Estimated agricultural area affected by severe water erosion (>11 t ha-1 yr-1)".
Year | Excel format [Agricultural area (ha, %) affected by severe soil erosion(>11 t ha-1 yr-1)] | Shape files | |
2000 | Share of Agriculture area (ha, %) under severe erosion (NUTS0, NUTS1, NUTS2, NUTS3) | NUTS0 | NUTS2 |
2010 | Share of Agriculture area (ha, %) under severe erosion (NUTS0, NUTS1, NUTS2, NUTS3) | NUTS2 | |
2016 | Share of Agriculture area (ha, %) under severe erosion (NUTS0, NUTS1, NUTS2, NUTS3) | NUTS2 |
Futher links:
- Soil erosion datasets (raster format)
- Metadata
Suggested References:
- Panagos, P., Ballabio, C., Poesen, J., Lugato, E., Scarpa, S., Montanarella, L., Borrelli, P. 2020. A Soil Erosion Indicator for Supporting Agricultural, Environmental and Climate Policies in the European Union. Remote Sensing. 12, 1365. DOI: 10.3390/rs12091365
- Panagos, P., Borrelli, P., Poesen, J., Ballabio, C., Lugato, E., Meusburger, K., Montanarella, L., Alewell, .C. 2015. The new assessment of soil loss by water erosion in Europe. Environmental Science & Policy. 54: 438-447. DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2015.08.01
- Panagos, P., Imeson, A., Meusburger, K., Borrelli, P., Poesen, J., Alewell, C. 2016. Soil Conservation in Europe: Wish or Reality? Land Degradation and Development, 27 (6): 1547-1551
The data are procided in different NUTS levels (NUTS0: Countries, NUTS1, NUTS2: Regions, NUTS3: Provinces). You can find the corresponding NUTS explanations in the EUROSTAT relevant page.