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 | |||
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[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% |