Soil Organic Matter Content in Agricultural Soils

Agri-Environmental Indicator data provides a measure of soil health and estimates carbon dioxide removal through soil organic carbon sequestration. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada maintains this series, last updated in February 2026.

Use Cases

• Estimating soil organic carbon sequestration rates from soil organic matter measurements.
• Mapping soil health indicators across agricultural regions using geospatial data.
• Analyzing trends in atmospheric carbon dioxide removal by agricultural soils over time.

Strengths

• Data is provided by a national government agricultural agency.
• Available in multiple formats including CSV, GeoJSON, and ESRI REST services.
• Dataset was updated in February 2026.

Limitations

• Sample size, row count, and specific column names are unknown.
• Geographic coverage is unspecified, potentially limiting analysis to Canadian contexts.
• Temporal coverage and update frequency are not detailed.

Provenance

Source

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Freshness

Last updated 2026-02-24.