Soil Nitrogen

General   mg/kg

About this Indicator

Total nitrogen content in topsoil (0–10 cm).

Benchmarks (106)

AUS-AKW-FOR-SON Moderate
500–600 mg/kg
  Australia   Arid Karstic Woodlands & Shrublands   Production Forestry
AUS-TDG-FOR-SON Moderate
3330 mg/kg
  Australia   Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands   Production Forestry
AUS-TMI-FOR-SON Moderate
1300 mg/kg
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands   Production Forestry
AUS-TMI-FOR-SON Moderate
800 mg/kg
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands   Production Forestry
AUS-TMI-FOR-SON Low
2000 mg/kg
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands   Production Forestry
AUS-TGP-LVG-SON Moderate
2200 mg/kg
  Australia   Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains   Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-TGP-LVG-SON Moderate
1000 mg/kg
  Australia   Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains   Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-TGP-LVG-SON Moderate
1500–3000 mg/kg
  Australia   Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains   Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-TGP-LVG-SON Moderate
3500 mg/kg
  Australia   Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains   Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-ASC-LVG-SON Low
  Australia   Alpine and Subalpine Complex   Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-TDG-AGR-SON Moderate
750 mg/kg
  Australia   Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands   Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-TDG-AGR-SON Moderate
1300–2000 mg/kg
  Australia   Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands   Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-TMI-AGR-SON Low
2500 mg/kg
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands   Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-TMI-AGR-SON Low
1700 mg/kg
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands   Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-TMI-LVG-SON Moderate
2500–4500 mg/kg
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands   Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-TMI-LVG-SON Low
1500 mg/kg
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands   Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-TMI-LVG-SON Moderate
1500–5000 mg/kg
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands   Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-TMI-LVG-SON Moderate
5000 mg/kg
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Maritime Islands   Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-TSR-LVG-SON Moderate
7100 mg/kg
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Rainforests   Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-TMS-LVG-SON Moderate
600 mg/kg
  Australia   Tropical Monsoonal Savannas   Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-ASC-FOR-SON Low
6000–1E+04 mg/kg
  Australia   Alpine and Subalpine Complex   Production Forestry
AUS-ASC-FOR-SON Low
3000 mg/kg
  Australia   Alpine and Subalpine Complex   Production Forestry
AUS-ASC-FOR-SON Low
12000 mg/kg
  Australia   Alpine and Subalpine Complex   Production Forestry
AUS-ASC-CON-SON High
7800 mg/kg
  Australia   Alpine and Subalpine Complex   Conservation / Protected Natural Areas
AUS-ASC-CON-SON High
1E+04–1.2E+04 mg/kg
  Australia   Alpine and Subalpine Complex   Conservation / Protected Natural Areas
AUS-ASC-CON-SON High
9000–1.2E+04 mg/kg
  Australia   Alpine and Subalpine Complex   Conservation / Protected Natural Areas
AUS-ASC-CON-SON Moderate
3000 mg/kg
  Australia   Alpine and Subalpine Complex   Conservation / Protected Natural Areas
AUS-AKW-AGR-SON Moderate
1500 mg/kg
  Australia   Arid Karstic Woodlands & Shrublands   Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-TSW-AGR-SON Moderate
1500 mg/kg
  Australia   Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands   Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-TSW-AGR-SON Moderate
1000 mg/kg
  Australia   Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands   Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-TSW-AGR-SON Low
400 mg/kg
  Australia   Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands   Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-TSW-AGR-SON Moderate
1000 mg/kg
  Australia   Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands   Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-TSW-AGR-SON Moderate
400 mg/kg
  Australia   Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands   Agricultural Crop Production
AUS-AMR-LVG-SON Moderate
1600 mg/kg
  Australia   Arid Mountain Ranges & Uplands   Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-AMR-LVG-SON Low
300 mg/kg
  Australia   Arid Mountain Ranges & Uplands   Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-AMR-LVG-SON Moderate
1400–1600 mg/kg
  Australia   Arid Mountain Ranges & Uplands   Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-AMR-LVG-SON Moderate
2000 mg/kg
  Australia   Arid Mountain Ranges & Uplands   Livestock Grazing & Pasture
AUS-TCF-CON-SON Moderate
4000–6000 mg/kg
  Australia   Temperate Coastal Forests & Woodlands   Conservation / Protected Natural Areas
AUS-TCF-CON-SON Low
6900 mg/kg
  Australia   Temperate Coastal Forests & Woodlands   Conservation / Protected Natural Areas
AUS-TCF-CON-SON Low
16000 mg/kg
  Australia   Temperate Coastal Forests & Woodlands   Conservation / Protected Natural Areas
AUS-TMS-CON-SON Moderate
500–1200 mg/kg
  Australia   Tropical Monsoonal Savannas   Conservation / Protected Natural Areas
AUS-TSW-CON-SON Moderate
600 mg/kg
  Australia   Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands   Conservation / Protected Natural Areas
AUS-TSW-CON-SON Moderate
900 mg/kg
  Australia   Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands   Conservation / Protected Natural Areas
AUS-TSW-CON-SON Moderate
1200 mg/kg
  Australia   Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands   Conservation / Protected Natural Areas
AUS-TSW-CON-SON Moderate
300 mg/kg
  Australia   Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands   Conservation / Protected Natural Areas
AUS-TSW-CON-SON Moderate
2000 mg/kg
  Australia   Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands   Conservation / Protected Natural Areas
AUS-TSW-CON-SON Moderate
400–1800 mg/kg
  Australia   Temperate Semi-Arid Shrublands & Open Woodlands   Conservation / Protected Natural Areas
AUS-TSR-FOR-SON Moderate
5200 mg/kg
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Rainforests   Production Forestry
AUS-TSR-FOR-SON Moderate
2500 mg/kg
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Rainforests   Production Forestry
AUS-TSR-FOR-SON Moderate
3000–5500 mg/kg
  Australia   Tropical & Subtropical Rainforests   Production Forestry

Properties

  • Domain
  • Category Soil
  • Unit mg/kg
  • Direction Higher ↑
  • Seasonal No
  • Vegetation-specific No

Method Reference

Kjeldahl or Dumas combustion method