| The Heinz Center's State of the Nation's
Ecosystems |
| ecosystem: |
Farmlands |
| indicator Name: |
Soil Erosion: water |
| page # in printed report: |
100 |
| location on page: |
lower |
| data source: |
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Coverage:
lower 48 states; data cover cropland and Conservation Reserve Program
lands, but not pasture. |
| notes: |
please see technical notes for further details
on accessing these data from their original source; this data table
comes from a specific graphic in The State of the Nation's Ecosystems
report (www.heinzctr.org/ecosystems) |
| units: % of croplands |
| Graph: Water Erosion Potential |
| |
1982 |
1987 |
1992 |
1997 |
| Least |
30.7637 |
32.8387 |
37.8073 |
39.6093 |
| Moderate |
38.9831 |
39.1259 |
38.4474 |
38.7592 |
| Most |
30.2533 |
28.0356 |
23.7452 |
21.6315 |
|