Regosol

Regosols are extensive in eroding lands, in particular in arid and semi-arid areas and in mountain regions.

Profile development is minimal as a consequence of young age and/or slow soil formation.

Some Regosols are used for capital-intensive irrigated farming but the most common land use is low volume grazing.

Regosols are particularly common in arid areas, in the dry tropics and in mountain regions.

Regosols cover an estimated 260 million hectares worldwide, mainly in arid areas in the mid-western United States, Northern Africa, the Near East and Australia.