page_title: Luvisol
section_title: Distribution
hierarchical_section_title: Luvisol / Distribution
caption_attribution_description: distribution of Luvisols
context_page_description: Luvisols are a group of soils, comprising one of the 32 Reference Soil Groups in the international system of soil classification, the World Reference Base for Soil Resources. They are widespread, especially in temperate climates, and are generally fertile. Luvisols are widely used for agriculture.
context_section_description: Luvisols cover 500–600 million ha of land area, mainly in the temperate zones. They form on a wide variety of mineral parent materials. In Mediterranean regions, the formation of hematite can produce red-coloured Chromic Luvisols.
caption: Global distribution