Table 3 Downscaled mean (standard deviation) gross primary production (GPP, gC m−2 year−1) by land cover, year and province in Kazakhstan and Mongolia.

From: Disproportionate contributions of land cover and changes to ecosystem functions in Kazakhstan and Mongolia

Land cover

Year

Kazakhstan

Mongolia

Aktobe

Akmola

Almaty

Overall

Arkhangai

Tov

Dornod

Overall

Barren

2000

149.92 (50.08)

290.91 (57.37)

104.55 (18.08)

182.37 (86.81)

155.93 (25.19)

153.11 (47.08)

153.93 (41.67)

2010

130.71 (35.66)

209.07 (72.17)

97.11 (18.14)

149.66 (63.93)

335.49 (–)

156.17 (27.92)

199.02 (51.41)

190.07 (53.70)

2020

142.48 (38.56)

255.08 (66.33)

133.44 (25.34)

179.63 (72.86)

170.7 (30.34)

188.14 (63.99)

183.32 (56.92)

Overall

140.98 (42.44)

251.13 (73.19)

109.61 (24.71)

170.50 (76.49)

335.49 (–)

160.94 (28.04)

180.44 (57.65)

176.08 (53.29)

Cropland

2000

380.35 (55.37)

380.59 (51.04)

342.23 (139.17)

368.62 (90.48)

300.61 (17.49)

300.30 (11.55)

391.98 (73.8)

362.44 (74.71)

2010

253.00 (58.21)

304.18 (57.67)

293.03 (130.35)

280.06 (90.10)

357.69 (27.47)

438.49 (27.73)

419.07 (48.58)

414.47 (48.64)

2020

299.84 (61.68)

375.19 (72.86)

436.08 (139.57)

362.22 (108.97)

385.41 (17.3)

389.9 (44.31)

435.62 (54.89)

420.91 (54.03)

Overall

308.22 (78.03)

355.07 (69.83)

354.6 (147.81)

336.64 (104.89)

350.02 (40.54)

381.02 (65.4)

416.39 (61.83)

400.53 (64.62)

Forest

2000

593.11 (142.03)

880.58 (86.93)

613.93 (249.41)

648.93 (210.78)

535.05 (74.57)

464.44 (95.48)

629.95 (41.84)

550.9 (101.35)

2010

520.22 (113.86)

756.06 (79.62)

566.38 (207.61)

583.28 (176.42)

564.91 (54.22)

560.52 (87.87)

667.54 (73.81)

607.18 (89.79)

2020

577.17 (134.52)

1021.19 (91.43)

624.59 (244.60)

678.84 (242.47)

658.37 (93.53)

579.22 (154.98)

653.82 (100.55)

628.05 (124.86)

Overall

564.82 (133.94)

881.31 (138.63)

599.18 (232.67)

635.30 (213.26)

586.11 (90.88)

534.58 (127.13)

650.10 (75.88)

595.14 (110.94)

Grassland

2000

259.22 (75.81)

374.80 (60.68)

156.57 (49.01)

262.18 (103.25)

293.14 (52.16)

225.70 (19.43)

291.72 (43.17)

277.45 (48.94)

2010

203.01 (47.31)

307.42 (57.08)

159.19 (50.46)

217.04 (75.52)

333.07 (43.94)

264.46 (42.5)

374.64 (37.44)

342.36 (60.32)

2020

250.72 (65.33)

415.63 (97.71)

209.99 (74.73)

282.70 (112.27)

385.98 (57.54)

279.38 (48.71)

375.64 (48.79)

355.70 (64.54)

Overall

237.76 (68.38)

366.91 (86.42)

175.65 (64.11)

254.13 (101.97)

337.40 (63.23)

257.19 (44.66)

347.87 (58.33)

325.74 (67.41)

Water

2000

184.66 (94.84)

223.42 (69.91)

180.31 (72.51)

195.97 (81.32)

193.38 (66.98)

637.83 (137.43)

326.71 (175.52)

362.99 (211.85)

2010

143.76 (62.65)

255.61 (89.22)

380.21 (231.94)

275.01 (186.15)

219.81 (62.81)

193.35 (92.45)

465.86 (168.59)

388.68 (186.83)

2020

171.11 (53.70)

306.19 (127.49)

468.37 (284.21)

347.36 (235.26)

243.53 (74.53)

571.74 (317.82)

486.27 (132.65)

462.34 (206.79)

Overall

165.90 (75.08)

263.55 (104.4)

362.69 (252.64)

276.13 (191.87)

218.06 (68.73)

537.63 (273.33)

429.49 (172.61)

406.17 (205.66)