Dirt
Dirt comes from breaking Podzol. Its ID is minecraft:dirt and it stacks to 64. Every block, chest, mob and trade that gives it is listed below with exact chances.
Where to find Dirt
CalculatedEvery mob, chest, block and villager that gives Dirt, with the exact chance per kill, chest or trade.
| Source | How | Chance | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
 Podzol | Block drops | 100% | 1 |
 Farmland | Block drops | 100% | 1 |
 Mycelium | Block drops | 100% | 1 |
 Dirt Path | Block drops | 100% | 1 |
 Grass Block | Block drops | 100% | 1 |
Plan Dirt in the Crafting Planner
Every item, block and recipe from the game files in one window beside the game. Add what you want to craft and the Crafting Planner adds up every raw material you need, saved as a shopping list.
- Every recipe and drop source
- Raw materials added up for you
- Saved shopping lists
Dirt as a block
CalculatedHardness 0.5, blast resistance 0.5. Mining times assume no enchantments or effects, standing on the ground.
- Hardness
- 0.5
- Blast resistance
- 0.5
- Tool
- Shovel
- Light level
- 0
- Burns
- No
- When mined
- Drops itself
| Mined with | Time | Drops |
|---|---|---|
| Hand | 0.75 s | ✔ |
 Wooden Shovel | 0.4 s | ✔ |
 Stone Shovel | 0.2 s | ✔ |
 Copper Shovel | 0.15 s | ✔ |
 Iron Shovel | 0.15 s | ✔ |
 Golden Shovel | 0.1 s | ✔ |
 Diamond Shovel | 0.1 s | ✔ |
 Netherite Shovel | 0.1 s | ✔ |
Dirt ID and give command
The item ID is minecraft:dirt. Paste this in chat (cheats on) to get one:
/give @p minecraft:dirtDirt in other languages
| English | Dirt |
|---|---|
| French (France) | Terre |
| European Spanish | Tierra |
| German (Germany) | Erde |
| Korean (South Korea) | 흙 |
| Polish (Poland) | Ziemia |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Terra |
| Turkish (Türkiye) | Toprak |
| Chinese (China) | 泥土 |
| Vietnamese (Vietnam) | Đất |
| Japanese (Japan) | 土 |
| Russian (Russia) | Земля |
| Thai (Thailand) | ดิน |
| Italian (Italy) | Terra |
| Czech (Czechia) | Hlína |
| Arabic (United Arab Emirates) | تراب |
| Chinese (Taiwan) | 泥土 |
| Indonesian (Indonesia) | Tanah |
Data: Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 game files. How we source this
Dirt comes from breaking Podzol. It's used in 1 other recipe. Placed as a block it has 0.5 hardness and 0.5 blast resistance.
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Dirt FAQ (Java 26.3)
Where can you find Dirt in Minecraft?
Break Podzol to get it.
What is Dirt used for in Minecraft?
Dirt is an ingredient in 1 recipe, including Coarse Dirt.
What is the item ID of Dirt?
The ID is minecraft:dirt. Use /give @p minecraft:dirt to get one with cheats enabled.
What's the fastest way to mine Dirt?
With a Golden Shovel it takes 0.1 seconds (hardness 0.5), without Efficiency or Haste.