Currently, water erosion is one of the main problems affecting soils. It is influenced by several parameters, including land use and occupation, relief and soil classes. Determining effective actions for soil conservation depends on the researchers' ability to analyze, in an integrated manner, the main factors related to soil erosion so that they can be identified as critical and auxiliary decision-making areas. Many studies on erosion are carried out using combinations of these variables through geoprocessing and remote sensing techniques. In this study, a multi-criteria analysis was used to identify a susceptibility to water erosion in the municipality of Boa Esperanca, located in the south of Minas Gerais, seeking to understand how changes that occur in land use affected the susceptibility of the region. For this, the authors combined the parameters of land use and occupation, relief, and soil classes during 1990, 2000, 2010 and 2018. The research results showed that a study area has medium susceptibility to water erosion in most territories. The year 2018 has the highest rates of erosive susceptibility. Given the analyzes developed and the results obtained, the contribution of multi-criteria analysis to this type of study and the usefulness of the water erosion susceptibility map for sustainable agricultural and environmental planning is evidenced.