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Table 4.

The mean values of soil loss and sediment export in relation to slope classes.

Slope in degree	Severity classes^a	Area	%	SL (tons/ha)	SE (tons/ha)
0–5	Very slight	697182	93.6	111.2	16.97
5–15	Slight	26917	3.6	3.4	0.5
15–30	Moderate	14697	2	4.8	0.7
30–50	Severe	5563	0.8	3.1	0.5
50+	Very severe	590	0.1	0.4	0.1

The classification of severity was determined utilizing the works of FAO [106], Haregeweyn, Tsunekawa [74], & Degife, Worku [107].