Demattê J. A. M. auteur aut IRD Poppiel R. R. auteur aut IRD Novais J. J. M. auteur aut IRD Rosin N. A. auteur aut IRD Minasny B. auteur aut IRD Savin I. Y. auteur aut IRD Grunwald S. auteur aut IRD Chen S. C. auteur aut IRD Hong Y. S. auteur aut IRD Huang J. Y. auteur aut IRD Chabrillat S. auteur aut IRD van Lier Q. D. auteur aut IRD Ben-Dor E. auteur aut IRD Gomez Cécile auteur aut IRD Zhang G. L. auteur aut IRD Amorim M. T. A. auteur aut IRD Vogel L. G. auteur aut IRD Rosas J. T. F. auteur aut IRD Milewski R. auteur aut IRD Gholizadeh A. auteur aut IRD Zhogolev A. auteur aut IRD Campusano J. P. auteur aut IRD Ma Y. X. auteur aut IRD Jang H. J. auteur aut IRD Rudiyanto auteur aut IRD Wang C. K. auteur aut IRD Rizzo R. auteur aut IRD Tziolas N. auteur aut IRD Tsakiridis N. auteur aut IRD Kodaira M. auteur aut IRD Kumar D. N. auteur aut IRD Dharumarajan S. auteur aut IRD Ge Y. F. auteur aut IRD Vaudour E. auteur aut IRD Ayoubi S. auteur aut IRD Biney J. K. M. auteur aut IRD Belal A. auteur aut IRD Marandi S. N. auteur aut IRD Hafshejani N. A. auteur aut IRD Kalopesa E. auteur aut IRD Mello D. C. auteur aut IRD Francelino M. R. auteur aut IRD Salama E. S. M. auteur aut IRD Abdelbaki A. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf reformatted digital access Soil has garnered global attention for its role in food security and climate change. Fine-scale soil-mapping techniques are urgently needed to support food, water, and biodiversity services. A global soil dataset integrated into an Earth observation system and supported by cloud computing enabled the development of the first global soil grid of six key properties at a 90-m spatial resolution. Assessing them from environmental and socioeconomic perspectives, we demonstrated that 64% of the world's topsoils are primarily sandy, with low fertility and high susceptibility to degradation. These conditions limit crop productivity and highlight potential risks to food security. Results reveal that approximately 900 Gt of soil organic carbon (SOC) is stored up to 20 cm deep. Arid biomes store three times more SOC than mangroves based on total areas. SOC content in agricultural soils is reduced by at least 60 degrees%o compared to soils under natural vegetation. Most agricultural areas are being fertilized while simultaneously experiencing a depletion of the carbon pool. By integrating soil capacity with economic and social factors, we highlight the critical role of soil in supporting societal prosperity. The top 10 largest countries in area per continent store 75 degrees%o of the global SOC stock. However, the poorest countries face rapid organic matter degradation. We indicate an interconnection between societal growth and spatially explicit mapping of soil properties. This soil-human nexus establishes a geographically based link between soil health and human development. It underscores the importance of soil management in enhancing agricultural productivity and promotes sustainable-land-use planning. specialized MONDE 068 082 126 095 098 6 9 100985 [13 p.] 2025 2666-6758 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010095296 10.1016/j.xinn.2025.100985 2666-6758 [F B010095296] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010095296 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/2025-11/010095296.pdf IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2025-11-18 2025-11-18 fdi:010095296 fre