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Total carbon and nitrogen in the soils of the world

BATJES, N.H.·1996·European Journal of Soil Science

DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2389.1996.tb01386.x

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Summary The soil is important in sequestering atmospheric CO 2 and in emitting trace gases (e.g. CO 2 , CH 4 and N 2 O) that are radiatively active and enhance the ‘greenhouse’ effect. Land use changes and predicted global warming, through their effects on net primary productivity, the plant community and soil conditions, may have important effects on the size of the organic matter pool in the soil and directly affect the atmospheric concentration of these trace gases. A discrepancy of approximately 350 × 10 15 g (or Pg) of C in two recent estimates of soil carbon reserves worldwide is evaluated using the geo‐referenced database developed for the World Inventory of Soil Emission Potentials (WISE) project. This database holds 4353 soil profiles distributed globally which are considered to represent the soil units shown on a 1 / 2 ° latitude by 1 / 2 ° longitude version of the corrected and digitized 1:5 M FAO–UNESCO Soil Map of the World. Total soil carbon pools for the entire land area of the world, excluding carbon held in the litter layer and charcoal, amounts to 2157–2293 Pg of C in the upper 100 cm. Soil organic carbon is estimated to be 684–724 Pg of C in the upper 30 cm, 1462–1548 Pg of C in the upper 100 cm, and 2376–2456 Pg of C in the upper 200 cm. Although deforestation, changes in land use and predicted climate change can alter the amount of organic carbon held in the superficial soil layers rapidly, this is less so for the soil carbonate carbon. An estimated 695–748 Pg of carbonate‐C is held in the upper 100 cm of the world's soils. Mean C: N ratios of soil organic matter range from 9.9 for arid Yermosols to 25.8 for Histosols. Global amounts of soil nitrogen are estimated to be 133–140 Pg of N for the upper 100 cm. Possible changes in soil organic carbon and nitrogen dynamics caused by increased concentrations of atmospheric CO 2 and the predicted associated rise in temperature are discussed.

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Authors: BATJES, N. H.
Affiliations: ISRIC - World Soil Information (NL)
Corresponding author: BATJES, N.H.
ORCID: BATJES, N.H.
Venue: European Journal of Soil Science
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 1996-06
Volume: 47
Issue: 2
Pages: 151-163
ISSN: 1351-0754 (ISSN-L)
1365-2389
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2389.1996.tb01386.x
OpenAlex: W4231864045
Cited by: 3,213
References: 35
Citations by year: 2026: 134 · 2025: 191 · 2024: 209 · 2023: 186 · 2022: 197 · 2021: 190 · 2020: 181 · 2019: 172 · 2018: 196 · 2017: 182 · 2016: 167 · 2015: 133 · 2014: 149 · 2013: 140 · 2012: 123
FWCI: 10.37
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 3357 d)
Locations: European Journal of Soil Science (publishedVersion)
Topics: Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Geostatistics and Mapping
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil and Environmental Studies
Keywords: soil nitrogen, soil organic carbon, soil C:N ratio, soil organic matter, greenhouse gas emissions, atmospheric CO2 sequestration, land use change, climate change, soil profile

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