Table 1 Area of managed European peatlands (×106 ha), BD-based N2O-N emission factors (kg N ha−1 year1), and overall N2O-N emissions (Gg N year−1) for managed European peatlands (EU-28) as calculated using BD-based and IPCC emission factors for organic soils1.

From: Rewetting strategies to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from European peatlands

Land use

Area

N2O-N emission factors (BD-based)

N2O-N emission

Average

10th percentile

90th percentile

IPCC

BD-based

Cropland

2.4

19.3 (13.2, 26.8)

15.2 (10.7, 19.7)

20.9 (14.3, 29.5)

31.7 (20.0, 43.9)

47.1 (32.2, 65.6)

Grassland

3.5

17.4 (11.7, 26.1)

8.8 (6.7, 11.8)

20.9 (14.3, 29.5)

29.7 (16.9, 40.9)

61.4 (41.5, 92.3)

Forest

10.7

3.4 (2.0, 6.3)

0.6 (0.4, 0.8)

5.1 (2.8, 9.4)

9.8 (−0.5, 19.9)

36.6 (21.3, 66.6)

Sum

16.6

71.3 (36.4, 104.7)

145.1 (94.7, 223.2)

  1. The parentheses indicate 95% confidence intervals.