Table 4 Contribution of deforestation and degradation of primary forests to total forest emissions
From: Using fragmentation to assess degradation of forest edges in Democratic Republic of Congo
|  | 2000–2005 | 2005–2010 | 2010–2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Def. | Deg. | Def. | Deg. | Def. | Deg. | |
Area (km2) | 3832 | 15,157 | 6975 | 19,832 | 9908 | 29,272 |
Biomass loss (MgC) | 63,709,538 | 33,235,831 | 116,081,439 | 39,374,186 | 168,515,864 | 56,426,709 |
Tons CO2 equivalent | 233,176,909 | 121,643,141 | 424,858,067 | 144,109,521 | 616,768,062 | 206,521,755 |
% of total CO2 emissions | 65.7 | 34.3 | 74.7 | 25.3 | 74.9 | 25.1 |