Data
Land-use and land-cover change presents new scientific challenges, particularly for integrating biophysical and socio-economic data, and for capturing heterogeneity in both components. IIASA-LUC compiles and uses detailed ecological and economic databases to analyze global, regional and national food and agricultural policies, against a background of global change, providing a spatially detailed understanding of alternative land and rural development options and strategies. The data sets presented below can be downloaded and used for non-commercial purposes. For our statistics, you will be required to provide details of your institution or organization and your name and email-address and purpose you have for the data.

Global Data Sets

GAEZ 2009 - (resources data)

1. Global terrain slope and aspect data
2. Harmonized World Soil Database (HWSD)
3. Global climate data sets
4. Global agro-climatic indicators

GAEZ 2009 – (crop suitability)

1. Crop suitability maps for rain-fed conditions
2. Country-wise crop suitability data for rain-fed conditions
3. Potential cultivated land under rain-fed conditions
4. Crop suitability maps for current irrigated land
5. Country-wise crop suitability data for current irrigated land

GAEZ 2009 – (downscaled cultivated land and agro-statistics)

1. Current rain-fed cultivated land shares
2. Current irrigated land shares
3. Current forest land shares
4. Current pasture land shares
5. Current barren sparsely vegetated land shares
6. Current urban land shares
7. Current other land shares
8. Current shares of cultivated land under cereals
9. Current shares of cultivated land under roots and tubers
10. Current shares of cultivated land under oil crops
11. Current shares of cultivated land under pulses
12. Current shares of cultivated land under sugar crops
13. Current shares of cultivated land under other crops
14. Current shares of cultivated land under cereals
15. Current shares of cultivated land under roots and tubers
16. Current shares of cultivated land under oil crops
17. Current shares of cultivated land under pulses
18. Current shares of cultivated land under sugar crops
19. Current shares of cultivated land under other crops

GAEZ 2009 – (yield gaps)

1. Cereal yield gaps on rain-fed cultivated land
2. Root and tubers yield gaps on rain-fed cultivated land
3. Oil crops gaps on rain-fed cultivated land
4. Pulses yield gaps on rain-fed cultivated land
5. Sugar crops on rain-fed cultivated land

NB:       Soil and terrain data sets are at 30’’ resolution, climate data sets, agro-climatic indicators and other GAEZ 2007 datasets are at 5’ resolution.

Crop specific results available on request for nominal fee.

Regional and National Data Sets

Responsible for this page: Elisabeth Kawczynski
Last updated: 24 Feb 2011