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Table 2 Cumulative disposition of HWP carbon for selected years using the IPCC/EPA production accounting approach. This table shows the fate of all carbon removed from the ecosystem by harvesting.

From: Estimates of carbon stored in harvested wood products from the United States forest service northern region, 1906-2010

Inventory year

Emitted with energy capture

(MgC)

Emitted without energy capture

(MgC)

Products in use

(MgC)

SWDS

(MgC)

TOTAL remaining in HWP Poola

(MgC)

1910

154,281

12,332

235,801

23,865

259,666

1920

957,662

196,962

1,271,481

219,922

1,491,403

1930

1,689,268

601,197

1,954,753

422,240

2,376,993

1940

2,125,441

1,118,607

2,116,591

511,967

2,628,558

1950

3,597,873

1,833,130

3,755,737

754,204

4,509,941

1960

7,561,338

3,672,609

7,394,180

1,894,409

9,288,589

1970

15,294,381

8,049,313

14,002,272

3,822,113

17,824,385

1980

22,072,575

13,859,456

17,464,432

5,855,782

23,320,214

1990

27,098,481

19,166,028

19,466,986

7,584,521

27,051,507

1995

29,034,443

21,725,124

19,855,947

8,396,262

28,252,209

2000

29,951,361

23,991,595

18,692,672

8,844,219

27,536,891

2005

30,634,194

25,950,852

17,589,954

9,084,182

26,674,136

2006

30,773,608

26,313,165

17,416,848

9,121,609

26,538,457

2007

30,884,369

26,664,054

17,186,329

9,151,940

26,338,269

2008

30,989,500

27,004,208

16,960,188

9,179,261

26,139,449

2009

31,112,619

27,333,955

16,743,418

9,204,640

25,948,058

2010

31,258,742

27,653,986

16,545,328

9,229,516

25,774,844

  1. a Sum of Products in use and SWDS.