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Table 4 The 100-year average carbon stored in HWP for selected years using the California Forest Project Protocol.

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

Harvest year

Products in usea

(MgC)

Landfills and dumpsb

(MgC)

Total

(MgC)

1910

41,496

32,052

73,547

1920

52,862

40,832

93,694

1930

42,777

33,042

75,819

1940

57,768

44,621

102,389

1950

94,131

86,792

180,923

1960

326,709

301,238

627,947

1970

465,096

432,400

897,496

1980

264,336

238,992

503,328

1990

329,250

284,424

613,675

1995

105,200

102,218

207,418

2000

74,469

68,948

143,417

2005

73,794

66,384

140,177

2006

47,100

44,673

91,774

2007

42,728

45,027

87,755

2008

39,187

45,567

84,754

2009

43,541

48,377

91,917

  1. a The 100-year average carbon storage in products in use for the harvest year.
  2. b The 100-year average carbon storage in SWDS for the harvest year.