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Area at risk of severe soil erosion by water (sdg_15_50)

Field Value
Description The indicator estimates the area potentially affected by severe soil erosion by water such as rain splash, sheet-wash and rills (soil loss > 10 tonnes/hectare/year). This area is expressed in km2 and as a percentage of the total non-artificial, erodible area in the country. Where there is no land that is at risk of soil erosion by water of more than 10 tonnes per hectare, a country will have a zero value. Soil erosion may still be occurring in areas of those countries, but at a rate of less than 10 tonnes per hectare. Reference metadata: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/metadata/en/sdg_15_50_esmsip2.htm
Definition Not specified
Outcome type Environmental impacts
Category ConservOfNaturalResources
Connects to transition domains None specified
Unit(s) of measurement description % of the non-artificial erodible area (Where there is no land that is at risk of soil erosion by water of more than 10 tonnes per hectare, a country will have a zero value)
Unit(s) of measurement None specified
EU 2025 SDG Indicator EU_SDG_15_50
Supply chain components Primary food production
Methodology Not specified