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Distribution of soil types

The distribution of soil types over the globe has been predicted as part of the Harmonized World Soil Database, established in 2008 by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and FAO, and in partnership with International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC), the European Soil Bureau Network (ESBN) and the Institute for Soil Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). See also Batjes et al, 2016

Soil type Distribution
Acrisol Acrisols
Alisol Alisols
Andosol Andosols
Anthrosol Anthrosols
Arenosol Arenosols
Calcisol Calcisols
Cambisol Cambisols
Chernozem Chernozems
Cryosol Cryosols
Durisol Durisols
Ferralsol Ferralsols
Fluvisol Fluvisols
Gleysol Gleysols
Gypsisol Gypsisols
Histosol Histosols
Kastanozem Kastanozems
Leptosol Leptosols
Lixisol Lixisols
Luvisol Luvisols
Nitisol Nitisols
Phaeozem Phaeozems
Planosol Planosols
Plinthosol Plinthosols
Podzol Podzols
Regosol Regosols
Retisol Retisols
Solonchak Solonchaks
Solonetz Solonetz
Stagnosol Stagnosols
Technosol Technosols
Umbrisol Umbrisols
Vertisol Vertisols
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