Table 3
Areas Affected by Water Erosion in South Asia (thousand hectares)
|
Country |
Degree of water erosion
|
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|
Light |
Moderate |
Strong |
Total |
Total as % of agricultural land |
|
|
Afghanistan |
8,560 |
2,597 |
0 |
11,156 |
29 |
|
Bangladesh |
0 |
1,504 |
0 |
1,504 |
15 |
|
Bhutan |
36 |
0 |
4 |
40 |
10 |
|
India |
2,936 |
17,217 |
12,620 |
32,773 |
18 |
|
Iran |
14504 |
11,896 |
0 |
26,400 |
45 |
|
Nepal |
520 |
1,072 |
0 |
1,592 |
34 |
|
Pakistan |
6,080 |
1,124 |
0 |
7,204 |
28 |
|
Sri Lanka |
72 |
157 |
845 |
1,074 |
46 |
Source:
Young et al. (1993)