Table 1. Area and AGC stocks in 2008, and mean values of projected AGC sequestration over 40 years for six land cover types: YSF (≤20 years), MSF (20 to 60 years), old SF (60 to 100 years), OGF (>100 years, arbitrarily set), pasture, and crops.
Land use | 2008 | Net C gain (2008–2048) | |
Area (km2) | AGC (Pg) | AGC (Pg) | |
YSF | 1,512,668 | 6.9796 | 6.8402 |
MSF | 925,936 | 8.6028 | 1.6366 |
Old SF | 461,518 | 5.4407 | — |
OGF | 4,043,058 | 55.3859 | — |
Pasture | 1,186,260 | 6.1718 | 4.9925 |
Crops | 558,306 | 2.5356 | 2.6330 |
Total | 8,687,747 | 85.1163 | 16.1023 |