Skip to main content

Table 5 Medium estimates of peat volume (km3) calculated from MoA and (WI) maps, and differences between map sources

From: An appraisal of Indonesia’s immense peat carbon stock using national peatland maps: uncertainties and potential losses from conversion

Island Depth classes
<50 cm 50–100 cm 100–200 cm >200 cm Total
MoA WI Diff MoA WI Diff MoA WI Diff MoA WI Diff MoA WI Diff
Kalimantan – 0.47 −0.47 7.86 13.05 −5.19 20.85 20.86 −0.01 121.83 124.86 −3.03 150.54 159.25 −8.71
Sumatra – – 0.00 13.25 2.83 10.43 25.62 52.01 −26.39 159.97 167.57 −7.61 198.84 222.41 −23.57
Papua – 0.45 −0.45 18.19 40.32 −22.13 12.26 10.52 1.75 11.19 42.93 −31.74 41.65 94.23 −52.58
Total – 0.92 −0.92 39.31 56.21 −16.90 58.73 83.39 −24.66 292.99 335.37 −42.38 391.03 475.89 −84.86
  1. Detailed low, medium and high estimates of peat volume by province and depth class are provided in Additional file 1: Tables 6–10
Back to article page

Carbon Balance and Management

ISSN: 1750-0680

Contact us