Table 2: Percentage of area coverages by salinity soils classes of Afar, Amhara, Oromia, and Tigray regions of Ethiopia.
|
Soil Salinity Levels (dSm-1)
|
Afar |
Oromia |
Amhara |
Tigray |
||||
|
Km2 |
% |
Km2 |
% |
Km2 |
% |
Km2 |
% |
|
|
Non-saline (<2) |
40,787 |
42 |
287,768.25 |
88.70 |
137,428 |
88 |
48,067 |
97.29 |
|
Low saline (2-5) |
26,961 |
28 |
17,292.05 |
5.33 |
4903 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Medium saline (5-10) |
9798 |
10 |
17,152.54 |
5.29 |
11,892 |
8 |
1339 |
2.71 |
|
High saline (10-15) |
5618 |
5 |
1576.72 |
0.49 |
1230 |
0.8 |
0 |
0 |
|
Extremely saline (>15) |
14,085 |
15 |
713.74 |
0.22 |
202 |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total area |
97,204 |
100 |
324,428.69 |
100 |
155,648 |
100 |
49,604 |
100 |
Source: Daba, et al. [15]