Transparent
Make sources, assumptions, uncertainty, and methodology open to scrutiny.
Our mission
Protect the soil. Protect our shared future.
Soil Index is being built to make soil health visible, understandable, and actionable—so the ground that sustains humanity gets the attention it deserves.
Why we exist
The soil we depend on deserves to be understood.
Our mission is to help people see the importance of soil in everyday life—and help decision-makers give its protection and restoration a place in the decisions that shape our future.
We envision a world where soil health is understood, valued, and protected as a shared foundation for human wellbeing.
Comparable
Build consistent comparisons and explain the context needed to interpret them.
Responsible
Make the limits of the evidence clear. Country rankings cannot replace local measurements or expert judgement.
Collaborative
Create space for researchers, practitioners, technologists, and soil advocates to contribute.
From understanding to action
A clearer picture. Better decisions.
Make it visible
Bring soil health information into country profiles, maps, and accessible explanations.
Make it meaningful
Explain what indicators reveal, where evidence is limited, and how comparisons should be read.
Support action
Help people identify questions, priorities, and opportunities for soil protection and restoration.
Who it serves
Shared knowledge for a shared responsibility.
Public decision-makers
A starting point for understanding national context and asking better policy questions.
Researchers & practitioners
A way to explore evidence, scrutinize assumptions, and identify information gaps.
People & communities
A clearer way to learn about soil and advocate for its protection.
Trust & accountability
Ambition must stand on evidence.
Our goal is a useful public resource whose claims can be questioned and whose limitations can be understood.
Read the methodology →Our commitment to evidence
Publish the basis for indicators, comparisons, and updates. Make uncertainty and missing information visible. Explain what a ranking can tell you—and where it cannot provide an answer.
Currently in development
The current rankings and scores are demonstration data for developing the platform. They are not verified scientific measurements.
Our path forward
Build the evidence. Earn the trust. Enable better action.
Our next priorities are to validate the methodology, integrate documented data sources, and invite scientific review before presenting verified rankings.