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Global status of black soils
December 13 , 2022
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- The report titled “Global Status of Black Soils” was released by the Food and Agriculture Organization.
- Black soils are characterized by thick, dark-coloured soil horizon rich in organic matter.
- They are extremely fertile and capable of producing high agricultural yields because of their high moisture storing capacity.
- They account for 5.6 per cent of global soils and contain 8.2 per cent of the world’s soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks.
- Black soils, which feed the global population, are threatened since most of them have lost at least 50 per cent of their soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks.
- Black soils are home to around 2.86 per cent of the global population.
- It supports over 17.36 per cent of cropland, 8.05 per cent of global SOC stock and 30.06 per cent SOC stock of global cropland.
- Despite representing only, a small portion of the world’s soils, black soils play a major role in global food security and economic growth.
- Europe and Eurasia account for 70% of the black soils in the total cropland.
- North America, Latin America and the Caribbean and Asia have 10 per cent each.
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