Table 2 Prediction performances of the random forest models derived using 10-fold cross-validation.

From: The annual dynamic dataset of high-resolution crop water use in China from 1991 to 2019

Crops

BWU

GWU_I

GWU_R

RMSE (mm)

R2

NRMSE (%)

RMSE (mm)

R2

NRMSE (%)

RMSE (mm)

R2

NRMSE (%)

Winter wheat

51.71 (±2.71)

0.78 (±0.02)

6.47 (±1.22)

28.58 (±1.79)

0.58 (±0.03)

10.98 (±1.13)

26.36 (±1.80)

0.57 (±0.04)

10.08 (±0.95)

Spring wheat

62.12 (±3.83)

0.68 (±0.03)

6.69 (±1.21)

24.18 (±1.99)

0.74 (±0.04)

9.81 (±1.07)

21.82 (±1.92)

0.70 (±0.04)

9.97 (±1.16)

Spring maize

70.97 (±3.55)

0.77 (±0.02)

5.94 (±0.89)

30.13 (±2.38)

0.63 (±0.05)

10.77 (±1.15)

28.13 (±2.72)

0.53 (±0.03)

11.98 (±0.97)

Summer maize

70.49 (±3.74)

0.61 (±0.04)

8.58 (±0.80)

30.49 (±2.80)

0.67 (±0.05)

9.73 (±1.50)

28.19 (±3.06)

0.58 (±0.05)

10.79 (±1.27)

Early rice

61.96 (±5.60)

0.56 (±0.09)

8.76 (±0.96)

36.49 (±2.72)

0.48 (±0.09)

13.42 (±1.65)

32.14 (±2.37)

0.44 (±0.10)

13.71 (±1.63)

Late rice

51.75 (±5.53)

0.59 (±0.07)

13.53 (±1.23)

32.14 (±2.33)

0.51 (±0.07)

11.57 (±2.91)

28.18 (±2.12)

0.47 (±0.08)

11.60 (±2.61)

Single rice

83.86 (±5.20)

0.69 (±0.04)

7.30 (±1.54)

27.87 (±1.21)

0.78 (±0.03)

9.45 (±0.86)

23.84 (±1.03)

0.74 (±0.04)

9.95 (±0.89)

Soybean

66.05 (±5.94)

0.67 (±0.07)

8.19 (±1.10)

24.87 (±1.46)

0.55 (±0.07)

11.08 (±1.88)

21.37 (±1.33)

0.57 (±0.11)

11.20 (±2.63)

Potatoes

62.17 (±4.10)

0.85 (±0.02)

4.93 (±0.67)

28.30 (±2.29)

0.67 (±0.04)

10.56 (±1.16)

25.97 (±2.03)

0.64 (±0.04)

11.04 (±1.19)

Cotton

65.17 (±4.50)

0.75 (±0.04)

6.15 (±1.12)

28.39 (±2.41)

0.75 (±0.06)

9.51 (±1.45)

26.01 (±2.25)

0.68 (±0.07)

10.30 (±1.57)

Sugarcane

91.95 (±8.49)

0.56 (±0.06)

12.52 (±1.47)

46.61 (±4.48)

0.47 (±0.09)

14.49 (±3.47)

45.47 (±3.53)

0.51 (±0.10)

14.09 (±4.03)

Sugar beet

87.61 (±5.52)

0.78 (±0.03)

5.94 (±0.79)

24.05 (±1.88)

0.80 (±0.04)

9.20 (±1.55)

21.51 (±1.75)

0.78 (±0.05)

9.79 (±1.87)

Groundnut

65.17 (±2.93)

0.74 (±0.05)

7.42 (±0.70)

28.39 (±1.75)

0.75 (±0.09)

9.51 (±2.06)

26.01 (±1.66)

0.68 (±0.09)

10.30 (±1.96)

Spring rapeseed

83.92 (±8.75)

0.59 (±0.04)

8.05 (±1.11)

21.71 (±2.07)

0.69 (±0.04)

11.00 (±1.99)

19.14 (±1.87)

0.63 (±0.05)

11.55 (±1.95)

Winter rapeseed

47.6 (±3.69)

0.64 (±0.05)

10.54 (±1.09)

30.21 (±1.70)

0.58 (±0.06)

12.82 (±1.68)

28.31 (±1.55)

0.54 (±0.07)

12.26 (±1.68)

  1. BWU, GWU_I and GWU_R represent the crop blue water use for irrigated crops, green water use for irrigated crops and for rainfed crops. Error range are shown in parenthesis.