SOURCE: STATUS OF THE WORLD’S SOIL RESOURCES - MAIN REPORT Soil compaction Increase in density and a decline of macro-porosity in soil that impairs soil functions and impedes root penetration and water and gas exchange. Soil compaction can reduce crop yields by as much as 60%. Agricultural mismanagement (80%) and overgrazing (16%) are the two major causative factors of human induced soil compaction. 4% of the global land area is estimated to be compacted MINIMUM-TILLAGE AGRICULTURE IS AMONG THE TOP OPTIONS TO REDUCE TILLAGE COSTS, CONSERVE SOIL AND WATER, INCREASE SOIL ORGANIC CARBON POOLS, AND REDUCE NET CO 2 EMISSIONS 2016
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Soil compactionIncrease in density and a declineof macro-porosity in soil that impairssoil functions and impedes root penetration and water and gas exchange.
Soil compaction can reduce crop yieldsby as much as 60%.Agricultural mismanagement (80%)and overgrazing (16%) are the two major causative factors of human induced soil compaction.
4% of theglobal land area
is estimatedto be compacted
MINIMUM-TILLAGE AGRICULTUREIS AMONG THE TOP OPTIONS TO REDUCE TILLAGE COSTS, CONSERVE SOIL AND WATER,INCREASE SOIL ORGANIC CARBON POOLS,AND REDUCE NET CO2 EMISSIONS
2016
SOIL THREATSSoil compaction
LACLatin America
and the Caribbean
NANorthAmerica
SSAsub-Saharan Africa
NENANear East and
North Africa
E Europe and Eurasia
SPSouthwest
Pacific
AAsia
GoodFairPoorVerypoor
Condition TrendImproving Deteriorating Variable Stable ©
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