Detailed characterization of soils of Punjab was carried out. Data for various soil characteristics are presented agro-eco-subregion wise. The descriptive statistics on soil characteristics indicated that the range of pH, electrical conductivity (EC), calcium carbonate, sand, silt, clay, available K, available P, cation exchange capacity (CEC) and exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP) was 2.53, 4.43(dS m-1), 1.55(%), 9.96(%), 81.77(%), 73.5(%), 39.2(%), 1159.2(kg ha-1), 236.88(kg ha-1), 13.63 (cmol(p+)kg-1) and 33.1(%) respectively. The DTPA-Cu content ranged from 0.3 to 2.38 mg kg-1 with a mean value of 1.03 mg kg-1. GIS-aided thematic maps indicated that Cu deficiency was not a problem in Punjab soils as only a part of Hoshiarpur and Ropar area of Siwalik hills and undulating eco-subregion in Punjab are deficient. Based on critical limit as 0.2 mg kg-1, only 0.36 per cent (181.30 km2) of the total geographical area of Punjab was affected by Cu deficiency.