Somalia Soil Organic Carbon Map from Global Participatory Process

GSOCmap is the first global soil organic carbon map produced through a consultative and participatory process involving member countries. The map was prepared by member countries under the guidance of the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils and the Global Soil Partnership Secretariat, with national maps harmonized into a final global product. It is provided by the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC) and was last updated on 2026-03-17.

Use Cases

• Modeling soil carbon stocks for climate change mitigation based on the harmonized national mapping methodology.
• Assessing agricultural land potential and soil fertility based on organic carbon content.
• Informing land management and conservation policies based on the participatory, country-led data creation process.

Strengths

• Data is the first global soil organic carbon map produced through a participatory process with member countries.
• Methodology was agreed upon and implemented by countries using modern tools, ensuring a harmonized final product.
• Available under a CC-BY-4.0 license, permitting broad reuse.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC)

Collection Method

Prepared by member countries under guidance of the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils and the Global Soil Partnership Secretariat, with national maps harmonized.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-17 09:14:24.050928; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Somalia