Soil erosion is among of the most acute issues faced in the world, from the loss of soil to natural resources and crop farmers. Malaysia is a tropical country with high yearly rainfall affecting the loss of the outermost layers of soil. The main objectives of this study was to examine the areas mandatory for the evaluation of soil corrosion in Ipoh city and surrounding areas in Perak state, Malaysia for Year 2000 and Year 2015, and to evaluate the mean yearly soil loss proportion using the USLE model. The total area covered in this study was 1267.83 km2. Results showed that the proportion of agriculture land in the study area increased significantly from 2000 to 2015 (30% to 34.35% of the total study area, respectively). Similarly, urban area also showed increase from 14.34% in 2000 to 17.93% in 2015 with values of 183.1 km2 to 216.16 km2of study area, respectively. Contrary, open area showed significant reduction in size from 118.76 km2 (8.30% of the study area) in 2000 to 48.80 km2 (.....

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