In-depth knowledge of total soil organic phosphorus (TP O ) as a potential P source for plants allows for a comprehensive understanding of the adoption of an efficient management system of phosphorus fertilization in forest plantations. Thus, we aimed to compare three TP O extraction methods (Hedley; Bowman; Bowman and Moir) in different Eucalyptus plantations on strongly weathered soils. The TP O concentrations obtained by the "Hedley" (mean of 130 mg kg -1 ), and "Bowman and Moir" methods (mean of 131 mg kg -1 ) were similar. The "Bowman" method extracted less than 50 % of the TP O content extracted by the other methods. Both "Hedley" and "Bowman and Moir" methods showed similar TP O extraction efficiency compared to TP determined by acid digestion. However, the "Hedley" method is the most expensive and time-consuming analytical technique. In view of this, the NaOH+Na 2 EDTA extractor (Bowman and Moir) would be the most suitable since, in addition to showing high extraction efficiency, it offers fast analysis execution, low analytical error, and lower cost.