The article examined the quality of the soils of agricultural lands in the country after the land reform. It was found that the lack of clear criteria for combining soil varieties contributed to their arbitrary unifica-tion in agrogroups. Such unification of soil varieties was used when allocating land shares in the country, which led to negative consequences when using these lands. Given that there is currently an urgent need to consolidate land shares, the authors in the article indicate the need to develop a new approach to combining soil varieties. Unification of soil varieties according to new criteria will help relevant special-ists, in a scientifically sound form, to carry out a merger, equivalent exchange and other actions on a land plot during the preparation and implementation of land consolidation projects.