Table 1 Area of managed European peatlands (×106 ha), BD-based N2O-N emission factors (kg N ha−1 year−1), 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 | |||
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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) |