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

Brazil (3 southernmost states) soybean: permanent reduction in tractor fuel consumption and reduction in carbon dioxide emissions (1997–2018).

  Annual reduction based on 1997 average of 40.9 (liters/ha) Crop area (million ha) Total fuel saving (million liters) Carbon dioxide
(million kg)
1997 0.00 6.19 0.00 0.00
1998 1.36 6.12 8.30 22.15
2000 4.07 5.98 24.34 65.00
2010 14.92 9.13 136.24 363.75
2015 16.27 11.55 187.87 501.60
2018 16.27 11.88 193.30 516.12
Total     2,351.27 6,277.89

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