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

Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay soybean: potential additional soil carbon sequestration (1999 to 2020).

  Annual increase in carbon sequestered based on 1996 average (kg carbon/ha) Crop area (million ha) Total additional carbon sequestered (million kg) Total additional Carbon dioxide sequestered (million kg)
1999 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.00
2000 10.0 1.8 18.0 66.15
2001 20.0 2.0 39.5 145.13
2002 30.0 2.1 63.3 232.46
2003 40.0 2.2 89.5 328.41
2004 50.0 3.0 148.6 545.47
2005 60.0 3.3 196.8 722.37
2006 70.0 3.4 235.4 863.92
2007 70.0 3.8 268.8 986.50
2008 70.0 4.0 279.7 1,026.32
2009 70.0 4.4 307.3 1,127.79
2010 74.0 4.8 352.0 1,291.91
2011 82.6 4.6 382.1 1,402.33
2012 82.6 5.1 421.4 1,546.63
2013 82.6 5.7 466.7 1,712.75
2014 82.6 6.0 496.7 1,822.79
2015 82.6 5.8 477.4 1,752.16
2016 82.6 5.5 457.0 1,677.28
2017 82.6 5.9 488.1 1,791.27
2018 82.8 5.7 469.1 1,721.76
2019 87.0 5.6 484.4 1,777.75
2020 87.0 5.6 490.7 1,800.80
Total     6,632.68 24,341.94

Assumption: NT = +175 kg carbon/ha/yr, Conventional Tillage CT = −25 kg carbon/ha/yr.