# Commission Decision of 10 June 2010 on guidelines for the calculation of land carbon stocks for the purpose of Annex V to Directive 2009/28/EC (notified under document C(2010) 3751) (2010/335/EU), Division 6: STANDARD SOIL CARBON STOCK IN MINERAL SOILS

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

A value for SOCST shall be selected from table 1, based on the appropriate climate region and soil type of the area concerned as set out in points 6.1 and 6.2.
Table 1
SOCST, standard soil organic carbon in the 0-30 centimetre topsoil layer
(tonnes of carbon per hectare)
Climate Region
Soil type
High activity clay soils
Low activity clay soils
Sandy soils
Spodic soils
Volcanic soils
Wetland soils
Boreal
68
—
10
117
20
146
Cold temperate, dry
50
33
34
—
20
87
Cold temperate, moist
95
85
71
115
130
87
Warm temperate, dry
38
24
19
—
70
88
Warm temperate, moist
88
63
34
—
80
88
Tropical, dry
38
35
31
—
50
86
Tropical, moist
65
47
39
—
70
86
Tropical, wet
44
60
66
—
130
86
Tropical, montane
88
63
34
—
80
86

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2010/335/annex/division/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2010-335/annex/division-6
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