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. 2020 Jul 24;11(4):215–241. doi: 10.1080/21645698.2020.1773198

Argentine soybean: permanent reduction in tractor fuel consumption and reduction in carbon dioxide emissions (1996–2018).

  Annual reduction based on 1996 average of 39.1 (liters/ha) Crop area
(million ha)
Total fuel saving (million liters) Carbon dioxide (million kg)
1996 0.0 5.9 0.0 0.00
1997 2.3 6.4 14.7 39.16
2000 3.0 10.6 31.6 84.45
2010 13.7 18.2 249.8 667.06
2015 14.3 19.4 277.0 739.49
2018 13.5 17.5 235.6 629.05
Total     3,953.69 10,556.35

Note: based on 21.89 liters/ha for NT and 49.01 liters/ha for CT