Soil legend (2017)
This soil legend is based on the 2017 SoilGrids data. For the newer legend, based on 2020 SoilGrids data, click HERE.
There are 118 soil types in the world, nested within 30 top-level classes. The following table shows the complete list of soil types and soil classes. IPUMS-DHS uses the numeric part of the original soil code, which ranges from 1 to 118.
The legend is listed below and can be downloaded in .csv file format.
| IPUMS-DHS Code | Original Code | Soil Name | Soil Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CL1 | Haplic Acrisols | Acrisols |
| 2 | CL2 | Haplic Acrisols (Alumic) | Acrisols |
| 3 | CL3 | Haplic Acrisols (Ferric) | Acrisols |
| 4 | CL4 | Haplic Acrisols (Humic) | Acrisols |
| 5 | CL5 | Plinthic Acrisols | Acrisols |
| 6 | CL6 | Vetic Acrisols | Acrisols |
| 7 | CL7 | Haplic Albeluvisols | Albeluvisols |
| 8 | CL8 | Histic Albeluvisols | Albeluvisols |
| 9 | CL9 | Umbric Albeluvisols | Albeluvisols |
| 10 | CL10 | Cutanic Alisols | Alisols |
| 11 | CL11 | Haplic Alisols | Alisols |
| 12 | CL12 | Aluandic Andosols | Andosols |
| 13 | CL13 | Haplic Andosols | Andosols |
| 14 | CL14 | Vitric Andosols | Andosols |
| 15 | CL15 | Albic Arenosols | Arenosols |
| 16 | CL16 | Ferralic Arenosols | Arenosols |
| 17 | CL17 | Haplic Arenosols | Arenosols |
| 18 | CL18 | Haplic Arenosols (Calcaric) | Arenosols |
| 19 | CL19 | Hypoluvic Arenosols | Arenosols |
| 20 | CL20 | Protic Arenosols | Arenosols |
| 21 | CL21 | Haplic Calcisols | Calcisols |
| 22 | CL22 | Haplic Calcisols (Sodic) | Calcisols |
| 23 | CL23 | Luvic Calcisols | Calcisols |
| 24 | CL24 | Petric Calcisols | Calcisols |
| 25 | CL25 | Endogleyic Cambisols | Cambisols |
| 26 | CL26 | Ferralic Cambisols | Cambisols |
| 27 | CL27 | Haplic Cambisols | Cambisols |
| 28 | CL28 | Haplic Cambisols (Calcaric) | Cambisols |
| 29 | CL29 | Haplic Cambisols (Chromic) | Cambisols |
| 30 | CL30 | Haplic Cambisols (Dystric) | Cambisols |
| 31 | CL31 | Haplic Cambisols (Eutric) | Cambisols |
| 32 | CL32 | Haplic Cambisols (Humic) | Cambisols |
| 33 | CL33 | Haplic Cambisols (Sodic) | Cambisols |
| 34 | CL34 | Leptic Cambisols | Cambisols |
| 35 | CL35 | Vertic Cambisols | Cambisols |
| 36 | CL36 | Calcic Chernozems | Chernozems |
| 37 | CL37 | Haplic Chernozems | Chernozems |
| 38 | CL38 | Luvic Chernozems | Chernozems |
| 39 | CL39 | Haplic Cryosols | Cryosols |
| 40 | CL40 | Turbic Cryosols | Cryosols |
| 41 | CL41 | Vitric Cryosols | Cryosols |
| 42 | CL42 | Petric Durisols | Durisols |
| 43 | CL43 | Acric Ferralsols | Ferralsols |
| 44 | CL44 | Haplic Ferralsols | Ferralsols |
| 45 | CL45 | Haplic Ferralsols (Rhodic) | Ferralsols |
| 46 | CL46 | Haplic Ferralsols (Xanthic) | Ferralsols |
| 47 | CL47 | Umbric Ferralsols | Ferralsols |
| 48 | CL48 | Haplic Fluvisols | Fluvisols |
| 49 | CL49 | Haplic Fluvisols (Arenic) | Fluvisols |
| 50 | CL50 | Haplic Fluvisols (Calcaric) | Fluvisols |
| 51 | CL51 | Haplic Fluvisols (Dystric) | Fluvisols |
| 52 | CL52 | Haplic Fluvisols (Eutric) | Fluvisols |
| 53 | CL53 | Calcic Gleysols | Gleysols |
| 54 | CL54 | Haplic Gleysols | Gleysols |
| 55 | CL55 | Haplic Gleysols (Dystric) | Gleysols |
| 56 | CL56 | Haplic Gleysols (Eutric) | Gleysols |
| 57 | CL57 | Mollic Gleysols | Gleysols |
| 58 | CL58 | Umbric Gleysols | Gleysols |
| 59 | CL59 | Calcic Gypsisols | Gypsisols |
| 60 | CL60 | Haplic Gypsisols | Gypsisols |
| 61 | CL61 | Calcic Histosols | Histosols |
| 62 | CL62 | Cryic Histosols | Histosols |
| 63 | CL63 | Fibric Histosols | Histosols |
| 64 | CL64 | Hemic Histosols | Histosols |
| 65 | CL65 | Sapric Histosols | Histosols |
| 66 | CL66 | Calcic Kastanozems | Kastanozems |
| 67 | CL67 | Haplic Kastanozems | Kastanozems |
| 68 | CL68 | Haplic Leptosols | Leptosols |
| 69 | CL69 | Haplic Leptosols (Eutric) | Leptosols |
| 70 | CL70 | Lithic Leptosols | Leptosols |
| 71 | CL71 | Mollic Leptosols | Leptosols |
| 72 | CL72 | Rendzic Leptosols | Leptosols |
| 73 | CL73 | Haplic Lixisols | Lixisols |
| 74 | CL74 | Haplic Lixisols (Chromic) | Lixisols |
| 75 | CL75 | Haplic Lixisols (Ferric) | Lixisols |
| 76 | CL76 | Albic Luvisols | Luvisols |
| 77 | CL77 | Calcic Luvisols | Luvisols |
| 78 | CL78 | Gleyic Luvisols | Luvisols |
| 79 | CL79 | Haplic Luvisols | Luvisols |
| 80 | CL80 | Haplic Luvisols (Chromic) | Luvisols |
| 81 | CL81 | Haplic Luvisols (Ferric) | Luvisols |
| 82 | CL82 | Leptic Luvisols | Luvisols |
| 83 | CL83 | Stagnic Luvisols | Luvisols |
| 84 | CL84 | Vertic Luvisols | Luvisols |
| 85 | CL85 | Alic Nitisols | Nitisols |
| 86 | CL86 | Haplic Nitisols (Rhodic) | Nitisols |
| 87 | CL87 | Haplic Phaeozems | Phaeozems |
| 88 | CL88 | Leptic Phaeozems | Phaeozems |
| 89 | CL89 | Luvic Phaeozems | Phaeozems |
| 90 | CL90 | Endogleyic Planosols | Planosols |
| 91 | CL91 | Haplic Planosols (Dystric) | Planosols |
| 92 | CL92 | Haplic Planosols (Eutric) | Planosols |
| 93 | CL93 | Luvic Planosols | Planosols |
| 94 | CL94 | Solodic Planosols | Planosols |
| 95 | CL95 | Acric Plinthosols | Plinthosols |
| 96 | CL96 | Lixic Plinthosols | Plinthosols |
| 97 | CL97 | Gleyic Podzols | Podzols |
| 98 | CL98 | Haplic Podzols | Podzols |
| 99 | CL99 | Aric Regosols | Regosols |
| 100 | CL100 | Calcaric Regosols | Regosols |
| 101 | CL101 | Haplic Regosols (Dystric) | Regosols |
| 102 | CL102 | Haplic Regosols (Eutric) | Regosols |
| 103 | CL103 | Haplic Regosols (Sodic) | Regosols |
| 104 | CL104 | Leptic Regosols | Regosols |
| 105 | CL105 | Gypsic Solonchaks | Solonchaks |
| 106 | CL106 | Haplic Solonchaks | Solonchaks |
| 107 | CL107 | Haplic Solonchaks (Sodic) | Solonchaks |
| 108 | CL108 | Calcic Solonetz | Solonetz |
| 109 | CL109 | Gleyic Solonetz | Solonetz |
| 110 | CL110 | Haplic Solonetz | Solonetz |
| 111 | CL111 | Mollic Solonetz | Solonetz |
| 112 | CL112 | Luvic Stagnosols | Stagnosols |
| 113 | CL113 | Haplic Umbrisols | Umbrisols |
| 114 | CL114 | Leptic Umbrisols | Umbrisols |
| 115 | CL115 | Calcic Vertisols | Vertisols |
| 116 | CL116 | Haplic Vertisols | Vertisols |
| 117 | CL117 | Haplic Vertisols (Eutric) | Vertisols |
| 118 | CL118 | Mollic Vertisols | Vertisols |
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