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.