Table 1 Biomass and carbon statistics for each province in DRC.

From: Spatial Distribution of Carbon Stored in Forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Province

FA1 (Mha)

FA2 (Mha)

AGB Mean (Mg ha−1)

Carbon Mean (Mg ha−1)

Total AGB (Pg)

Total Carbon (Pg)

Bas-Uele

13.56

12.36

268.93 ± 12.29

162.50 ± 11.11

3.645 ± 0.168

2.203 ± 0.152

Equateur

9.61

9.37

246.09 ± 12.57

148.85 ± 11.05

2.366 ± 0.122

1.431 ± 0.107

Haut-Katanga

6.2

8.22

60.06 ± 8.19

35.48 ± 5.25

0.372 ± 0.052

0.220 ± 0.033

Haut-Lomami

4.22

3.84

80.70 ± 9.89

48.04 ± 6.30

0.340 ± 0.042

0.202 ± 0.027

Haut-Uele

7.45

6.52

173.01 ± 10.70

104.22 ± 8.49

1.289 ± 0.080

0.777 ± 0.064

Ituri

4.68

4.56

312.41 ± 16.00

188.92 ± 13.24

1.461 ± 0.075

0.883 ± 0.062

Kasai

7.18

6.27

249.40 ± 12.17

150.67 ± 10.74

1.792 ± 0.088

1.082 ± 0.078

Kasai Central

3.75

2.86

182.47 ± 11.76

109.95 ± 8.79

0.684 ± 0.045

0.412 ± 0.033

Kasai Oriental

0.12

0.08

83.66 ± 11.71

49.99 ± 7.41

0.010 ± 0.001

0.006 ± 0.001

Kinshasa

0.2

0.08

67.87 ± 10.30

40.45 ± 6.32

0.013 ± 0.002

0.008 ± 0.001

Kongo Central

2.3

0.76

76.49 ± 9.62

45.61 ± 6.10

0.176 ± 0.022

0.105 ± 0.014

Kwango

4.6

3.65

114.68 ± 10.76

68.68 ± 7.25

0.528 ± 0.050

0.316 ± 0.034

Kwilu

3.46

2.59

112.22 ± 9.91

67.39 ± 6.87

0.389 ± 0.035

0.233 ± 0.024

Lomami

1.26

0.86

119.74 ± 10.63

71.85 ± 7.26

0.151 ± 0.014

0.091 ± 0.009

Lualaba

6.93

6.63

89.39 ± 10.04

53.21 ± 6.63

0.619 ± 0.071

0.369 ± 0.047

Mai-Ndombe

10.06

9.42

237.93 ± 12.40

143.85 ± 10.71

2.393 ± 0.126

1.447 ± 0.109

Maniema

10.4

9.75

285.01 ± 12.65

172.29 ± 11.65

2.963 ± 0.133

1.791 ± 0.122

Mongala

5.39

4.97

261.53 ± 13.02

158.10 ± 11.25

1.410 ± 0.071

0.852 ± 0.061

Nord-Kivu

4.71

4.37

253.54 ± 13.59

153.22 ± 11.34

1.194 ± 0.064

0.722 ± 0.054

Nord-Ubangi

3.85

3.37

275.37 ± 14.51

166.45 ± 11.90

1.060 ± 0.056

0.641 ± 0.046

Sankuru

9.31

8.88

310.00 ± 13.83

187.46 ± 12.60

2.885 ± 0.130

1.744 ± 0.118

Sud-Kivu

4.51

4.30

251.25 ± 14.76

151.83 ± 11.60

1.134 ± 0.067

0.685 ± 0.053

Sud-Ubangi

3.85

3.40

212.64 ± 12.83

128.43 ± 10.12

0.819 ± 0.050

0.495 ± 0.039

Tanganyka

6.04

6.77

76.67 ± 8.89

45.60 ± 5.84

0.463 ± 0.054

0.276 ± 0.036

Tshopo

19.82

19.40

323.55 ± 12.99

195.74 ± 12.72

6.413 ± 0.259

3.879 ± 0.254

Tshuapa

13.26

13.11

306.14 ± 13.15

185.21 ± 12.45

4.058 ± 0.176

2.455 ± 0.166

All

166.58

156.26

231.67 ± 9.09

139.90 ± 9.43

38.592 ± 1.529

23.304 ± 1.587

  1. The two FAs (FA1 and FA2; FA stands for “Forested Area”) are values calculated from (1) the LiDAR-derived MCH map, and (2) the land cover map from OSFAC (see Supplementary Methods). The forest pixels for the calculations of AGB and Carbon are determined by the definition of FA1.
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