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Temporary Dataset Download: Support Practices factor (P-factor) for the EU

Dataset Access Expires on

29-January-2026

Notifications

  1. The data provided has been prepared for use by internal research activities in the Joint Research Centre (JRC) in the context of developing the new Soil Loss Map of Europe .
  2. The data were developed for research purposes of the JRC (European Commission). The JRC does not accept any liability whatsoever for any error, missing data or omission in the data, or for any loss or damage arising from its use. The JRC agrees to provide the data free of charge but is not bound to justify the content and values contained in the databases.
  3. The permission to use the data specified above is granted on condition that, under NO CIRCUMSTANCES are these data passed to third parties. They can be used for any purpose, including commercial gain.
  4. The user agrees to:
       a) Make proper reference to the source of the data when disseminating the results to which this agreement relates;
       b) Participate in the verification of the data (e.g. by noting and reporting any errors or omissions discovered to the JRC).

Data

The P-factor dataset(Reference year: 2010) is in Raster format. The public user can download 2 different datasets:
a) Support practice factor (P-factor) in the European Union at 1km resolution (80 MB)
b) Mean P-factor at regional (NUTS2) level in the European Union

The P-factor update (Reference year: 2016) was developed in 2020 and you can download here


Support practices Support practices

Panagos, P., Borrelli, P., Meusburger, K., van der Zanden, E.H., Poesen, J., Alewell, C. 2015. Modelling the effect of support practices (P-factor) on the reduction of soil erosion by water at European Scale.. . Environmental Science & Policy, 51: 23-34.

Panagos, P., Ballabio, C., Poesen, J., Lugato, E., Scarpa, S., Montanarella, L., Borrelli, P. 2020. A Soil Erosion Indicator for Supporting Agricultural, Environmental and Climate Policies in the European Union. Remote Sensing. 12: 1365. DOI: 10.3390/rs12091365

Joint Research Centre - European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC)
ID 123886
Date - Time Thu, 01/15/2026 - 15:11
Name of User Kaveh Hoorfar
Organization University of Genova
Type of Organization University
-- Other
E-mail kaveh.hoorfar@gmail.com
Purpose I have to carry out GIS modelling
Notes

When making reference to the ESDAC

  • Panagos, P., Van Liedekerke, M., Borrelli, P., Köninger, J., Ballabio, C., Orgiazzi, A., Lugato, E., Liakos, L., Hervas, J., Jones, A.  Montanarella, L. 2022. European Soil Data Centre 2.0: Soil data and knowledge in support of the EU policies. European Journal of Soil Science, 73(6), e13315. DOI: 10.1111/ejss.13315
  • Panagos P., Van Liedekerke M., Jones A., Montanarella L., “European Soil Data Centre: Response to European policy support and public data requirements”; (2012) Land Use Policy, 29 (2), pp. 329-338. doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2011.07.003
  • European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC), esdac.jrc.ec.europa.eu, European Commission, Joint Research Centre