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) | |
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1996 | 0.0 | 5.91 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1997 | 16.92 | 6.39 | 108.17 | 396.98 |
1998 | 22.80 | 6.95 | 158.52 | 581.78 |
1999 | 19.77 | 8.18 | 161.68 | 593.38 |
2000 | 22.03 | 10.59 | 233.27 | 856.09 |
2001 | 43.09 | 11.50 | 495.53 | 1,818.58 |
2002 | 61.05 | 12.96 | 791.51 | 2,904.83 |
2003 | 72.20 | 13.50 | 974.71 | 3,577.19 |
2004 | 86.07 | 14.34 | 1,234.69 | 4,531.31 |
2005 | 79.08 | 15.20 | 1,202.00 | 4,411.35 |
2006 | 81.02 | 16.15 | 1,308.48 | 4,802.13 |
2007 | 90.79 | 16.59 | 1,505.72 | 5,526.00 |
2008 | 101.33 | 16.77 | 1,699.00 | 6,235.34 |
2009 | 97.49 | 18.60 | 1,813.37 | 6,655.06 |
2010 | 101.23 | 18.20 | 1,842.45 | 6,761.81 |
2011 | 105.28 | 18.60 | 1,958.28 | 7,186.90 |
2012 | 105.28 | 19.35 | 2,037.25 | 7,476.69 |
2013 | 105.28 | 19.75 | 2,079.36 | 7,631.24 |
2014 | 105.28 | 19.78 | 2,082.52 | 7,642.83 |
2015 | 105.28 | 19.40 | 2,042.51 | 7,496.01 |
Total | 23,729.02 | 87,085.50 |
Assumption: NT = +175 kg carbon/ha/yr, Conventional Tillage CT = −25 kg carbon/ha/yr