No.

Brazilian Classification

FAO Classification

Area (%)

K (t.h.MJ−1.mm−1)

Source

1

Latosol

Ferralsols

40.61

0.010 - 0.028

[25] [45] [46] [47]

2

Quartzarenic Neosols

Arenosols

14.38

0.046 - 0.056

[25] [48]

3

Argisols

Acrisols

11.90

0.031 - 0.055

[25] [45] [48]

4

Plinthosols

Plintosols

10.21

0.012 - 0.055

[25] [47]

5

Cambisols

Cambisols

9.37

0.036 - 0.043

[25] [46] [49]

6

Litholic Neosols

Leptosols

8.03

0.036 - 0.050

[25] [47]

7

Gleysols

Gleysols

1.63

0.001

[47]

8

Planosols

Haplics

0.80

0.057

[25]

9

Regolithic Neosols

Regosols

0.61

0.050

[47]

10

Chernosols

Chernozems

0.58

0.030

[50]

11

FluvicNeosols

Fluvisols

0.56

0.046

[47]

12

Luvisols

Luvisols

0.40

0.150

[46]

13

Nitosols

Nitisols

0.27

0.011

[25]

14

Vertisols

Vertisols

0.08

0.040

[51]

15

Organosols

Histosols

0.01

0.061

[50]

16

Othersa

Others

0.56

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