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. 2022 Oct 11;13(1):242–261. doi: 10.1080/21645698.2022.2118495

Argentine soybean: permanent reduction in tractor fuel consumption and reduction in carbon dioxide emissions (1996–2020).

  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
1998 3.1 7.0 21.5 57
1999 2.7 8.2 21.9 59
2000 3.0 10.6 31.6 84
2001 5.8 11.5 67.2 179
2002 8.3 13.0 107.3 287
2003 9.8 13.5 132.2 353
2004 11.7 14.3 167.4 447
2005 10.7 15.2 163.0 435
2006 11.0 16.2 177.4 474
2007 12.3 16.6 204.2 545
2008 13.7 16.8 230.4 615
2009 13.2 18.6 245.9 657
2010 13.7 18.2 249.8 667
2011 14.3 18.6 265.5 709
2012 14.3 19.4 276.3 738
2013 15.1 19.8 298.0 796
2014 14.3 19.8 282.4 754
2015 14.3 19.4 277.0 739
2016 14.0 18.6 260.5 696
2017 13.7 16.3 224.1 598
2018 13.5 16.6 223.2 596
2019 14.5 16.7 243.3 649
2020 15.1 16.5 248.5 663
Total     4,433.24 11,837

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