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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jun 20.
Published in final edited form as: Nature. 2017 Dec 20;553(7686):73–76. doi: 10.1038/nature25138

Extended Data Table 1. Biomass stocks per land-use types; ranges indicate the difference between the FRA-based and Pan-based estimate.

Area Potential Actual Biomass Stocks Difference Contribution to difference
[Mkm2] [PgC] [kgC m-2] [PgC] [kgC m-2] [%] [%]
Total 130.4 876-906 6.7-6.9 407-476 3.1-3.6 48-54% 100%


Infrastructure 1.4 12 8.6-8.7 1 0.7 92-93% 2-3%
Cropland 15.2 139-141 9.2-9.3 10 0.6 93% 28-31%
Grassland and grazing land 54.3 374-379 6.9-7.0 119-121 2.2 69-70% 54-60%
Forests 40.7 443-460 10.9-11.5 297-368 7.3-9.0 22-33% 23-31%
Unused non-forest land 26.2 16-17 0.6 16-17 0.6 0% 0%

Land cover change (LCC)

Cropland 15.2 139-141 9.2-9.3 10 0.6 93% 28-31%
Artificial grasslands 11.3 114-116 10.1-10.3 7 0.6 94% 23-25%
Infrastructure 1.4 12 8.6-8.7 1 0.7 92-93% 2-3%

Land management (LM): forest management

Used forests
    tropical 22.3 311-327 14.0-14.7 192-251 8.6-11.3 23-38% 18-25%
    temperate 5.4 51 9.3-9.4 33-35 6.1-6.4 32-34% 4%
    boreal 7.0 40-41 5.7-5.8 30-32 4.2-4.6 21-25% 2%
Subtotal forest management 34.7 401-419 11.6-12.1 255-318 7.3-9.2 24-36% 23-31%

Land management (LM): grazing

Otherwooded land, grasslands-tree mosaics
    tropical 14.6 109-110 7.5 47 3.2 57% 13-15%
    temperate 4.0 11 2.8-2.9 5-6 1.2-1.4 50-58% 1-2%
    boreal 2.9 10 3.4-3.5 5 1.5-1.7 51-56% 1%
Natural grassland w/o trees 14.2 21 1.5 19 1.3 11-13% 0-1%
Subtotal grazing land 35.7 151-153 4.2-4.3 75-76 2.1 5 0-51% 16-18%

No biomass stock change

Wilderness, productive, w/o trees 9.7 16-17 1.6-1.7 16-17 1.6-1.7 0% 0%
Unused forests 6.0 42-50 7.0-8.3 42-50 7.0-8.3 0% 0%
Unproductive area 16.5 - - - - 0% 0%

Land cover change (LCC) 27.8 265-269 9.5-9.7 17.1 0.6 94% 53-58%
Land management (LM) 56.2 553-572 7.9-8.1 312-374 4.7-5.6 31-40% 42-47%