Fourth Working Session of the International Network of Soil Information Institutions (INSII) 6-8 November 2018 | FAO HQ – German Room, Rome, Italy

1. SoilSTAT

2. SoilSTAT
• Statistics based monitoring tool for
observing the condition of soils
• SoilSTAT is embedded in the global
system of environmental statistics
(FDES, SEEA, SoilSTAT)
• GSP-Based/Country Driven

3. Environmental Statistics
• Framework for the Development of
Environment Statistics (FDES 2013)
• Systems of Environmental and Economic
Accounting (SEEA)
(new: Experimental Ecosystem Accounting)
• Global strategy to improve agricultural and
rural statistics (GSARS)
• FAOSTAT, CountrySTAT, FRA, OECD, UNECE,
SDG, LDN

4. •Concept note prepared
•P4WG and INSII review – This
meeting
•ITPS review
•Plenary Assembly for decision
SoilSTAT - Status

5. SoilSTAT Content
• 2. SoilSTAT
• 2.1 SoilSTAT concept
• SoilSTAT objectives, synergies, benefits
• Stratification and spatial dimension of statistics
• GLOSIS, and what is does for SoilSTAT
• 2.2 SoilSTAT components and structure
• 2.3 SoilSTAT priority indicators
• 2.4 SoilSTAT-spatial native reporting unit
• Spatial data types
• Multi-scale system
• Native reporting unit
• 2.5 SoilSTAT-temporal dimension: monitoring trend with
indicators
• 2.6 Derivation of indicators from existing national systems
(CountrySIS)

6. Degradation
types/soil threats
GLAS
OD
EU1
)
Indicators mentioned in
SWSR
SEEA* and FDES**2)
Water erosion X
X Soil loss Area affected by soil erosion**
Wind erosion X
Overblowing X
Loss of organic matter X X C pool: Organic C stocks Soil carbon*
Salinization X X
• Spatial distribution of
salt-affected soils
Area affected by salinization**
Acidification X (X)
• pH
• acid neutralization
capacity
Area affected by acidification**
Loss of nutrients X (X)
Soil fertility: % nutrients, pH
Nutrient balances: applied
and excess N, P
Nutrient concentrations:: N, P, Ca,
Mg, K, Zn, other**
Pollution X X
Contaminated land area
Area and number of
sites: contaminated, potentially
contaminated, remediated,

7. SoilSTAT - Concept

8. SoilSTAT & GloSIS

9. Activity Time Responsibility
Finalization of the SoilSTAT
concept note
03 2019 Pillar 4 WG, INSII
Global soil indicators: a
methodical assessment and
indicator fact sheets
04 2019 Pillar 5 WG, INSII
Final Review 04 2109 ITPS
Plenary Assembly 2019 06 2019 GSP members, national focal points
Guidebook for SoilSTAT 04 2020
SoilSTAT Central Architecture 07 2019 – 04
2020
GSP, FAO-CIO, GSP-SDF
Testing with the indicators soil
organic carbon decline
01 – 04 2020 Voluntary INSII members, SDF, GSP Secretariat,
SoilSTAT Guidebook V1.0 06 2020
SoilSTAT in action: priority
indicators
07 2020 – 04
2022
INSII members and SDF

10. Thank You