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Terrastat - Land Resource Potential and Constraints Statistics at Country and Regional Level

Entry ID: terrastat

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Summary

Abstract: Terrastat contains country statistics of soil, terrain, climatic and
agricultural land use limitations, and potential extent.

The designation employed and the presentation of material in the
publication and in the statistics given, do not imply the expression
of any opinion on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of
the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country,
territory, or area of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation
of its frontiers or boundaries.

Information for Terrastat was obtained from
http://www.fao.org/ag/agl/agll/terrastat/

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: Access to Terrastat databases

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, Land and Plant Nutrition Managment Service

Dataset Title: Terrastat -Land Resource Potential and Constraints Statistics at Country and Regional Level.

Dataset Release Date: 2001-5-18

Dataset Release Place: Rome, Italy

Dataset Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization

Data Presentation Form: database

Online Resource: http://www.fao.org/ag/agl/agll/terrastat/#terrastatdb

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1990-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA

CONTINENT > ASIA

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE > SOILS > MICRONUTRIENTS/TRACE ELEMENTS

AGRICULTURE > SOILS > POTASSIUM

ISO Topic Category

FARMING

BIOTA

Project

GTOS > Global Terrestrial Observing System

Quality The national statistics given in Terrastat are estimates based on
various small scale maps and inventories that were not always up to
date, reliable or both. Results therefore, in particular for small
countries, are to be interpreted with care. Please note that the
indicators used in the headings are fully defined in the following
downloadable publication, and should be consulted to correctly
indicate their meaning and limitations.

Access Constraints None

Use Constraints None

Ancillary Keywords

soil resources

hydromorphy

Data Center

Land and Plant Nutrition Management Service, Land and Water Development Division, Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations

Data Center URL: http://www.fao.org/landandwater/agll/
Dataset ID: terrastat

Data Center Personnel
Name: JACQUES ANTOINE Phone: +39 06 570 54243 Fax: +39 06 570 56167 Email: Jacques.Antoine at fao.org Contact Address: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Rome Viale delle Terme di Caracalla Postal Code: 00100 Country: ITALY