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Table 11 The area of settlements converted from other lands surveyed from literature and the result CO2 emissions

From: Construction of land-use change matrix and estimation of greenhouse gas inventory focusing on settlements in South Korea

Division

Area (ha)

Carbon dioxide emission (MtCO2)

Annual carbon dioxide emission (MtCO2/yr)

Forest converted to settlements

66,261

14.58

0.97

Cropland converted to settlements

90,467

1.56

0.10

Grassland converted to settlements

1418

0.01

0.00

Total

192,230

16.15

1.08