Global Soil Organic Carbon Pools with 6,668 SOC Observations

A global dataset of soil organic carbon pools compiled from 6,668 SOC data points and 3,088 observations of particulate and mineral-associated organic carbon. The data was published by Shuiqing Chen on figshare in April 2026. It supports analysis of carbon dynamics under climate change and human activities.

Use Cases

• Modeling the spatial distribution of soil carbon pools based on soil type and environmental factors.
• Projecting future SOC loss under climate scenarios based on the dataset's compiled observations.
• Assessing the relative sensitivity of particulate vs. mineral-associated carbon to management and climate.
• Estimating the magnitude of potential SOC loss relative to anthropogenic CO2 emissions.

Strengths

• Contains 6,668 global soil organic carbon (SOC) data points.
• Includes 3,088 observations for particulate (POC) and mineral-associated (MAOC) organic carbon components.
• Data is structured in tabular format (XLSX, CSV) and is 10.4 MB in size.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Shuiqing Chen via figshare.

Collection Method

Compiled from an extensive global dataset.

Time Range

Projections extend to 2060-2080; temporal coverage of source data is not specified.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04 09 06:57:47; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global.