Table 2 The average livestock carrying capacity from CR utilization as feed and its CO2 mitigation potential from 2015 to 2022.

From: Spatiotemporal dynamics of crop residue utilization drive regional carbon mitigation in China

Year

Theoretical carrying capacity/ (*104 SU)

Actual carrying capacity/ (*104 SU)

Potential carrying capacity / (*104 SU)

Actual CO2 mitigation/ (*104 t CO2 eq/a)

Potential CO2 mitigation/ (*104 t CO2 eq/a)

2015

9702.79

1519.46

8183.33

29.86

160.82

2016

9933.58

1555.60

8377.98

30.57

164.64

2017

10,012.13

1567.90

8444.23

30.81

165.95

2018

10,038.08

1571.96

8466.12

30.89

166.38

2019

10,026.26

1570.11

8456.15

30.86

166.18

2020

10,175.24

1593.44

8581.80

31.31

168.65

2021

10,385.30

1626.34

8758.96

31.96

172.13

2022

10,256.31

1606.14

8650.17

31.56

169.99

Average

10,066.21

1576.37

8489.84

30.98

166.84