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) | |
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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.