Tab 1.1.
Global and continental datadanses
| Geographical level | area in km2 | Number of soil profiles in 2009 | Number of soil profiles in 2015 | number of new profiles | % of increase | key references |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | ||||||
| World | 130 000 000 | 10 250 | 117 446 | 107 196 | 1 046 | [%16-%18] |
| Continental | ||||||
| Sub-Saharian Africa | 23 589 596 | 0 | 18 532 | 18 532 | uncalculable | [%19-%21] |
| Latin America and carabean | 20 199 984 sum of the 20 countries in SISLAC | unknown | 6 099 | unknown | uncalculable | [22] |
| European Union | 4 500 000 | |||||
| Europe (18 countries: Albania, Belgium, Denmark, Denmark, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Italy, Slovak Republic, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, United Kingdom, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland) | 3 000 000 (the extension of the participating countries) | 560 | 560 | 0 | 0 | [23] |
| Europe (18 countries: Albania, Belgium, Denmark, Denmark, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Italy, Slovak Republic, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, United Kingdom, Slovenia, Spain,Switzerland) | 3 000 000 (the extension of the participating countries) | 588 | 588 | 0 | 0 | [24] |
| Europe (19 Countries: Belgium and Luxembourg, Denmark, England Wales Scotland, Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, France, Ireland, Bulgaria, Estonia, France, Hungary, Ireland, Romania, Slovakia and Switzerland) | 3 000 000 (the extension of the participating countries)3 | 1 897 | 1 897 | 0 | 0 | [25] |
| Europe (28 Countres: EU + Norway, Albania, Switzerland) | 4 500 000 (whole EU plus Norway, Albania, Switzerland) | 1 078 | 1 078 | 0 | 0 | [26] |