Fig. 2
From: An assessment of the global impact of 21st century land use change on soil erosion
Country-specific changes of the annual average soil erosion. Panels a and b share the same legend. The chromatic scale represents the percentages of increase or decrease of the annual average soil erosion rates obtained by comparing the pixel-based values in each of the 202 countries under observation. a Soil erosion change between 2001 and 2012 according to the baseline scenario. The delta between the two observed periods solely depends on the land use and land cover change outlined combining satellite-derived land use land cover information with agricultural inventory data. b Soil erosion change between 2001 and 2012 according to the conservation scenario. In this case, the percentage change of erosion results from the combined effect of land use/land cover change and the mitigating effect of soil conservation practices
