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. 2015 Mar 11;6(2):103–133. doi: 10.1080/21645698.2015.1025193
  Annual increase in carbon sequestered based on 1996 average (kg carbon/ha) Crop area (million ha) Total additional carbon sequestered (million kg) Total additional Carbon dioxide sequestered (million kg)
1996 0.0 5.9 0.0 0.00
1997 25.4 6.4 162.1 595.5
1998 34.2 7.0 237.8 872.7
1999 29.6 8.2 242.5 890.1
2000 33.0 10.6 349.9 1,284.1
2001 64.6 11.5 743.3 2,727.9
2002 91.6 13.0 1,187.3 4,357.2
2003 108.3 13.5 1,462.1 5,365.8
2004 129.1 14.3 1,852.0 6,797.0
2005 118.6 15.2 1,803.0 6,617.0
2006 121.5 16.2 1,962.7 7,203.2
2007 136.2 16.6 2,258.6 8,289.0
2008 152.0 16.8 2,548.5 9,353.0
2009 146.2 18.6 2,720.1 9,982.6
2010 151.9 18.2 2,763.7 10,142.7
2011 157.5 18.6 2,930.1 10,753.3
2012 157.5 19.4 3,048.2 11,186.9
2013 157.5 19.8 3,111.2 11,418.1
Total     29,383.1 107,836.1

Assumption: NT = +275 kg carbon/ha/yr, CT = −25 kg carbon/ha/yr.