Table 6.
Projected energy crop areas in 2025 by region and globally [2].
| Region | Energy crop area (ha × 103) under four IPCC scenarios | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | A1b | B2 | A2 | |
| North America | 14992 | 31004 | 41132 | 34985 |
| Central America | 3406 | 6489 | 10047 | 7550 |
| South America | 8521 | 8722 | 15687 | 8219 |
| Northern Africa | 182 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Western Africa | 182 | 257 | 142 | 102 |
| Eastern Africa | 101 | 137 | 80 | 53 |
| Southern Africa | 549 | 791 | 1376 | 706 |
| OECD Europe | 7266 | 19681 | 17886 | 15092 |
| Eastern Europe | 514 | 1826 | 2715 | 1647 |
| Former USSR | 3534 | 8916 | 7296 | 6092 |
| Middle East | 526 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South Asia | 5788 | 12469 | 12726 | 5171 |
| East Asia | 10068 | 18097 | 21609 | 12163 |
| Southest Asia | 1854 | 4501 | 7406 | 3521 |
| Oceania | 198 | 537 | 1594 | 1057 |
| Japan | 650 | 1150 | 1510 | 855 |
| World | 58332 | 114577 | 141206 | 97212 |