Annual increase in carbon sequestered based on 1998 average (kg carbon/ha) | Crop area (million ha) | Additional carbon sequestered (million kg) | Additional Carbon dioxide sequestered (million kg) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | 0.0 | 32.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1999 | 1.6 | 31.3 | 51.4 | 188.8 |
2000 | 3.3 | 32.2 | 105.8 | 388.3 |
2001 | 4.3 | 30.6 | 130.8 | 479.9 |
2002 | 5.3 | 31.9 | 167.6 | 615.2 |
2003 | 6.4 | 31.8 | 203.3 | 746.3 |
2004 | 7.5 | 32.5 | 244.6 | 897.8 |
2005 | 11.2 | 33.1 | 370.3 | 1,359.2 |
2006 | 14.8 | 31.7 | 470.6 | 1,727.0 |
2007 | 18.3 | 37.9 | 691.3 | 2,537.1 |
2008 | 16.9 | 31.8 | 537.4 | 1,972.4 |
2009 | 23.5 | 32.2 | 756.8 | 2,777.3 |
2010 | 21.4 | 32.8 | 701.8 | 2,575.6 |
2011 | 23.0 | 34.4 | 789.6 | 2,897.7 |
2012 | 23.0 | 35.4 | 812.7 | 2,982.6 |
2013 | 23.0 | 35.5 | 815.4 | 2,992.6 |
Total | 6,849.4 | 25,138.8 |
Assumption: carbon sequestration remains at the 1998 level of 77.3 kg carbon/ha/year.