Table 1.

Characteristics of erosion rate distributions for the compiled data presented in Figs. 1 and 2

Measurement type	Sample size, n	Median, mm/yr	Mean, mm/yr	Standard error, mm/yr
Conventional agriculture	448	1.537	3.939	0.321
Conservation agriculture	47	0.082	0.124	0.022
Native vegetation	65	0.013	0.053	0.016
Soil production	188	0.017	0.036	0.004
Geological	925	0.029	0.173	0.029

Data sources are listed in SI.