Table 9.
Amount of carbon in forest ecosystem currently and in different time slices divided between southern and northern Finland. (Northern Finland includes the regions 11–13 above approximately 63° N, and southern Finland includes the regions 1–10 below approximately 63° N. The values in parentheses are the percentage change.)
| carbon (Mg ha−1) | ||||
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| region | current | 1991–2020 | 2021–2050 | 2070–2099 |
| trees | ||||
| southern Finland | 49 | 52 (5.9%) | 57 (17.1%) | 53 (8.3%) |
| northern Finland | 25 | 28 (11.9%) | 36 (45.8%) | 40 (60.8%) |
| total mean | 39 | 42 (8.3%) | 50 (28.8%) | 51 (29.7%) |
| soil | ||||
| southern Finland | 40 | 40 (0.1%) | 43 (7.2%) | 50 (23.9%) |
| northern Finland | 32 | 32 (0%) | 34 (6.1%) | 41 (28.4%) |
| total mean | 37 | 37 (0%) | 39 (6.8%) | 46 (25.7%) |
| trees and soil | ||||
| southern Finland | 89 | 90 (1.5%) | 100 (12.6%) | 102 (14.7%) |
| northern Finland | 57 | 58 (2.2%) | 70 (23.0%) | 82 (45.3%) |
| total mean | 76 | 77 (1.8%) | 89 (16.8%) | 96 (27.1%) |