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Table 6 Low, medium and high estimates of peat carbon storage (GtC) by island and depth class, calculated using data from WI peat maps

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

Province

Depth class

<50 cm

50–100 cm

100–200 cm

200–400 cm

400–800 cm

800–1200 cm

Total carbon (Gt)

%

Low

Med

High

Low

Med

High

Low

Med

High

Low

Med

High

Low

Med

High

Low

Med

High

Low

Med

High

Low

Med

High

Kalimantan

0.01

0.03

0.06

0.53

0.79

1.05

0.82

1.22

1.63

1.35

2.03

2.70

2.57

3.85

5.13

1.37

1.71

2.05

6.64

9.63

12.63

34.5

31.3

31.2

Sumatra

0

0

0

0.12

0.18

0.24

1.98

3.45

4.59

1.22

2.19

2.93

6.14

9.21

12.28

0

0

0

9.46

15.0.

20.04

49.2

48.8

49.5

Papua

0.01

0.03

0.06

1.75

2.63

3.50

0.46

0.68

0.91

0.91

2.79

3.35

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.13

6.13

7.83

16.3

19.9

19.3

Total

0.02

0.06

0.120.12

2.40

3.60

4.79

3.25

5.35

7.14

3.48

7.02

8.98

8.70

13.06

17.41

1.37

1.71

2.05

19.23

30.79

40.49

   
  1. Percentage (%) of each total C estimate is indicated in the last column. Detailed data by province are provided in Additional file 1: Tables 11–16