INTERESTING SOIL FACT

SOIL HEALTH SERIES

1. 500 TO 1,000 years to form one inch of topsoil.
2. Only 1% of the microorganisms in soil have been identified so far.
3. Soils are home to 25% of all animals living on the planet.
4. Glossy magazine pages contain about 70% soil.
5. 1 MILLION earthworms in one acre of crop land.
6. 2500 GIGATONS of carbon is stored in the world’s soils – that’s more carbon than the atmosphere and all plant life. combined!
7. HALF of the world’s topsoil has been lost during the last 150 years.
8. Less than 10% of the earth’s land is suitable for agriculture.

Sources:
Confer, S. Fascinating Soil Facts: 23 amazing facts about soil. . Nomomente.org 2021 news.climate.columbia.edu

nrsc.usda.gov

soils.org