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Temporary Dataset Download: Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) Projections for Europe

Dataset Access Expires on

20-February-2026

Notifications

  1. The data are made available for any activity even commercial.
  2. The data provided has been prepared for use by internal research activities in the the European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC), JRC Ispra).
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. The user agrees to: 
  • Make proper reference to the source of the data when disseminating the results to which this agreement relates; 
  • Participate in the verification of the data (e.g. by noting and reporting any errors or omissions discovered to the JRC).

All layers, as described in the main page for this dataset, are zipped in one archive with 2 self-explaining subdirectories: ESDAC_SOC_Stocks_EU26 and ESDAC_SOC_Stocks_by_Climate_Scenarios.

Download the dataset

Download the dataset (as GEOTIFF). Naming convention of the files according to the scenarios:

  • cc426: CCSM4, RCP 2.6
  • cc445: CCSM4, RCP 4.5
  • cc460: CCSM4, RCP 6
  • cc485: CCSM4, RCP 8.5
  • hd26: HadGEM2-AO, RCP 2.6
  • hd45: HadGEM2-AO, RCP 4.5
  • hd60: HadGEM2-AO, RCP 6
  • hd85: HadGEM2-AO, RCP 8.5
  • ip26: IPSL-CM5A-LR, RCP 2.6
  • ip45: IPSL-CM5A-LR, RCP 4.5
  • ip60: IPSL-CM5A-LR, RCP 6
  • ip85: IPSL-CM5A-LR, RCP 8.5
  • mg26: MRI-CGCM3, RCP 2.6
  • mg45: MRI-CGCM3, RCP 4.5
  • mg60: MRI-CGCM3, RCP 6
  • mg85: MRI-CGCM3, RCP 8.5

 

 

Yigini, Y., Panagos, P. 2016. Assessment of soil organic carbon stocks under future climate and land cover changes in Europe. Science of The Total Environment, Vol. 557–558, 1 July 2016, Pages 838–850" (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.03.085)

Joint Research Centre - European Soil Data Centre (ESDAC)
ID 124791
Date - Time Fri, 02/06/2026 - 17:00
Name of User Boguslaw PODLAS
Organization CARGILL
Type of Organization Private Company
-- Other
E-mail boguslaw_podlas@cargill.com
Purpose Use of aggregated Soil Organic Carbon stock data as a baseline reference for soil condition assessment in agricultural areas, supporting sustainability analysis, internal reporting, and educational presentations related to soil management and climate mitigation in the EU.
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