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. 2017 Apr 17;8(2):117–147. doi: 10.1080/21645698.2017.1309490
  Annual increase in carbon sequestered based on 1997 average (kg carbon/ha) Crop area (million ha) Total addition carbon sequestered (million kg) Total addition Carbon dioxide sequestered (million kg)
1997 0.0 6.2 0.00 0.00
1998 10.0 6.1 61.19 224.57
1999 20.0 6.0 120.98 444.00
2000 30.0 6.0 179.52 658.84
2001 40.0 6.8 273.52 1,003.82
2002 50.0 7.5 374.35 1,373.86
2003 60.0 8.2 492.84 1,808.72
2004 70.0 8.6 601.16 2,206.26
2005 80.0 8.3 663.60 2,435.41
2006 90.0 8.2 742.23 2,723.98
2007 90.0 8.2 736.65 2,703.51
2008 100.0 8.2 822.70 3,019.31
2009 106.0 8.9 943.51 3,462.67
2010 110.0 9.1 1,004.69 3,687.19
2011 110.0 9.1 1,001.67 3,676.13
2012 114.0 9.9 1,126.76 4,135.23
2013 120.0 10.5 1,259.12 4,620.99
2014 120.0 11.1 1,328.89 4,877.02
2015 120.0 11.5 1,384.75 5,082.04
Total     13,118.13 48,143.55

Assumption: NT/RT = +175 kg carbon/ha/yr, CT = −25 kg carbon/ha/yr