Table 6 Pairwise comparison matrix, importance weights, and consistency ratio of criteria in AHP for selected crops.

From: Enhancing land suitability assessment through integration of AHP and GIS-based for efficient agricultural planning in arid regions

Barley

Pairwise comparison matrix

Weight

Rank

n

λ_max

Ci

RCI

CR

Slope

Texture

EC

pH

CaCO3

Depth

Slope

1

3

3

5

5

7

39

1

6

6.50

0.10

1.24

0.08

Texture

0.3

1

3

3

5

7

25

2

     

EC

0.3

0.3

1

3

5

5

17

3

     

pH

0.2

0.3

0.3

1

3

5

10

4

     

CaCO3

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.3

1

3

6

5

     

Depth

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.3

1

3

6

     

Beans

EC

pH

CaCO3

Texture

Depth

Slope

       

EC

1

3

3

5

7

7

41

1

6

6.45

0.09

1.24

0.07

pH

0.3

1

3

3

5

5

24

2

     

CaCO3

0.3

0.3

1

3

5

5

17

3

     

Texture

0.2

0.3

0.3

1

3

3

9

4

     

Depth

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.3

1

3

5

5

     

Slope

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.3

1

4

6

     

Maize

Slope

EC

pH

CaCO3

Texture

Depth

       

Slope

1

2

3

4

5

5

35

1

6

6.39

0.08

1.24

0.06

EC

0.5

1

3

3

5

7

28

2

     

pH

0.3

0.3

1

3

3

5

16

3

     

CaCO3

0.3

0.3

0.3

1

3

3

10

4

     

Texture

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.3

1

3

6

5

     

Depth

0.2

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.3

1

5

6

     

Soybean

EC

pH

CaCO3

Texture

Depth

Slope

       

EC

1

3

3

5

7

7

41

1

6

6.45

0.090

1.24

0.07

pH

0.3

1

3

3

5

5

24

2

     

CaCO3

0.3

0.3

1

3

5

5

17

3

     

Texture

0.2

0.3

0.3

1

3

3

9

4

     

Depth

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.3

1

3

5

5

     

Slope

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.3

1

4

6

     

Sugar beet

Texture

Depth

Slope

EC

pH

CaCO3

       

Texture

1

3

3

3

5

7

36

1

6

6.49

0.098

1.24

0.08

Depth

0.3

1

3

3

5

7

25

2

     

Slope

0.3

0.3

1

3

5

7

19

3

     

EC

0.3

0.3

0.3

1

3

5

11

4

     

pH

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.3

1

3

6

5

     

CaCO3

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.3

1

3

6

     

Wheat

Slope

Texture

EC

pH

CaCO3

Depth

       

Slope

1

3

3

5

5

7

39

1

6

6.5

0.10

1.24

0.08

Texture

0.3

1

3

3

5

7

25

2

     

EC

0.3

0.3

1

3

5

5

17

3

     

pH

0.2

0.3

0.3

1

3

5

10

4

     

CaCO3

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.3

1

3

6

5

     

Depth

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.3

1

3

6