# 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 8.4: Forest land

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

Table 16
Vegetation values for forest land — excluding forest plantations — having between 10 % and 30 % canopy cover
Domain
Ecological zone
Continent
CVEG (tonnes carbon per hectare)
R
Tropical
Tropical rain forest
Africa
40
0,37
North and South America
39
0,37
Asia (continental)
36
0,37
Asia (insular)
45
0,37
Tropical moist forest
Africa
30
0,24
North and South America
26
0,24
Asia (continental)
21
0,24
Asia (insular)
34
0,24
Tropical dry forest
Africa
14
0,28
North and South America
25
0,28
Asia (continental)
16
0,28
Asia (insular)
19
0,28
Tropical mountain systems
Africa
13
0,24
North and South America
17
0,24
Asia (continental)
16
0,24
Asia (insular)
26
0,28
Subtropical
Subtropical humid forest
North and South America
26
0,28
Asia (continental)
22
0,28
Asia (insular)
35
0,28
Subtropical dry forest
Africa
17
0,28
North and South America
26
0,32
Asia (continental)
16
0,32
Asia (insular)
20
0,32
Subtropical steppe
Africa
9
0,32
North and South America
10
0,32
Asia (continental)
7
0,32
Asia (insular)
9
0,32
Temperate
Temperate oceanic forest
Europe
14
0,27
North America
79
0,27
New Zealand
43
0,27
South America
21
0,27
Temperate continental forest
Asia, Europe (≤ 20 y)
2
0,27
Asia, Europe (> 20 y)
14
0,27
North and South America (≤ 20 y)
7
0,27
North and South America (> 20 y)
16
0,27
Temperate mountain systems
Asia, Europe (≤ 20 y)
12
0,27
Asia, Europe (> 20 y)
16
0,27
North and South America (≤ 20 y)
6
0,27
North and South America (> 20 y)
6
0,27
Boreal
Boreal coniferous forest
Asia, Europe, North America
12
0,24
Boreal tundra woodland
Asia, Europe, North America (≤ 20 y)
0
0,24
Asia, Europe, North America (> 20 y)
2
0,24
Boreal mountain systems
Asia, Europe, North America (≤ 20 y)
2
0,24
Asia, Europe, North America (> 20 y)
6
0,24
Table 17
Vegetation values for forest land — excluding forest plantations — having more than 30 % canopy cover
Domain
Ecological zone
Continent
CVEG (tonnes carbon per hectare)
Tropical
Tropical rain forest
Africa
204
North and South America
198
Asia (continental)
185
Asia (insular)
230
Tropical moist deciduous forest
Africa
156
North and South America
133
Asia (continental)
110
Asia (insular)
174
Tropical dry forest
Africa
77
North and South America
131
Asia (continental)
83
Asia (insular)
101
Tropical mountain systems
Africa
77
North and South America
94
Asia (continental)
88
Asia (insular)
130
Subtropical
Subtropical humid forest
North and South America
132
Asia (continental)
109
Asia (insular)
173
Subtropical dry forest
Africa
88
North and South America
130
Asia (continental)
82
Asia (insular)
100
Subtropical steppe
Africa
46
North and South America
53
Asia (continental)
41
Asia (insular)
47
Temperate
Temperate oceanic forest
Europe
84
North America
406
New Zealand
227
South America
120
Temperate continental forest
Asia, Europe (≤ 20 y)
27
Asia, Europe (> 20 y)
87
North and South America (≤ 20 y)
51
North and South America (> 20 y)
93
Temperate mountain systems
Asia, Europe (≤ 20 y)
75
Asia, Europe (> 20 y)
93
North and South America (≤ 20 y)
45
North and South America (> 20 y)
93
Boreal
Boreal coniferous forest
Asia, Europe, North America
53
Boreal tundra woodland
Asia, Europe, North America (≤ 20 y)
26
Asia, Europe, North America (> 20 y)
35
Boreal mountain systems
Asia, Europe, North America (≤ 20 y)
32
Asia, Europe, North America (> 20 y)
53
Table 18
Vegetation values for forest plantations
Domain
Ecological zone
Continent
CVEG (tonnes carbon per hectare)
R
Tropical
Tropical rain forest
Africa broadleaf > 20 y
87
0,24
Africa broadleaf ≤ 20 y
29
0,24
Africa Pinus sp. > 20 y
58
0,24
Africa Pinus sp. ≤ 20 y
17
0,24
Americas Eucalyptus sp.
58
0,24
Americas Pinus sp.
87
0,24
Americas Tectona grandis
70
0,24
Americas other broadleaf
44
0,24
Asia broadleaf
64
0,24
Asia other
38
0,24
Tropical moist deciduous forest
Africa broadleaf > 20 y
44
0,24
Africa broadleaf ≤ 20 y
23
0,24
Africa Pinus sp. > 20 y
35
0,24
Africa Pinus sp. ≤ 20 y
12
0,24
Americas Eucalyptus sp.
26
0,24
Americas Pinus sp.
79
0,24
Americas Tectona grandis
35
0,24
Americas other broadleaf
29
0,24
Asia broadleaf
52
0,24
Asia other
29
0,24
Tropical dry forest
Africa broadleaf > 20 y
21
0,28
Africa broadleaf ≤ 20 y
9
0,28
Africa Pinus sp. > 20 y
18
0,28
Africa Pinus sp. ≤ 20 y
6
0,28
Americas Eucalyptus sp.
27
0,28
Americas Pinus sp.
33
0,28
Americas Tectona grandis
27
0,28
Americas other broadleaf
18
0,28
Asia broadleaf
27
0,28
Asia other
18
0,28
Tropical shrubland
Africa broadleaf
6
0,27
Africa Pinus sp. > 20 y
6
0,27
Africa Pinus sp. ≤ 20 y
4
0,27
Americas Eucalyptus sp.
18
0,27
Americas Pinus sp.
18
0,27
Americas Tectona grandis
15
0,27
Americas other broadleaf
9
0,27
Asia broadleaf
12
0,27
Asia other
9
0,27
Tropical mountain systems
Africa broadleaf > 20 y
31
0,24
Africa broadleaf ≤ 20 y
20
0,24
Africa Pinus sp. > 20 y
19
0,24
Africa Pinus sp. ≤ 20 y
7
0,24
Americas Eucalyptus sp.
22
0,24
Americas Pinus sp.
29
0,24
Americas Tectona grandis
23
0,24
Americas other broadleaf
16
0,24
Asia broadleaf
28
0,24
Asia other
15
0,24
Subtropical
Subtropical humid forest
Americas Eucalyptus sp.
42
0,28
Americas Pinus sp.
81
0,28
Americas Tectona grandis
36
0,28
Americas other broadleaf
30
0,28
Asia broadleaf
54
0,28
Asia other
30
0,28
Subtropical dry forest
Africa broadleaf > 20 y
21
0,28
Africa broadleaf ≤ 20 y
9
0,32
Africa Pinus sp. > 20 y
19
0,32
Africa Pinus sp. ≤ 20 y
6
0,32
Americas Eucalyptus sp.
34
0,32
Americas Pinus sp.
34
0,32
Americas Tectona grandis
28
0,32
Americas other broadleaf
19
0,32
Asia broadleaf
28
0,32
Asia other
19
0,32
Subtropical steppe
Africa broadleaf
6
0,32
Africa Pinus sp. > 20 y
6
0,32
Africa Pinus sp. ≤ 20 y
5
0,32
Americas Eucalyptus sp.
19
0,32
Americas Pinus sp.
19
0,32
Americas Tectona grandis
16
0,32
Americas other broadleaf
9
0,32
Asia broadleaf > 20 y
25
0,32
Asia broadleaf ≤ 20 y
3
0,32
Asia coniferous > 20 y
6
0,32
Asia coniferous ≤ 20 y
34
0,32
Subtropical mountain systems
Africa broadleaf > 20 y
31
0,24
Africa broadleaf ≤ 20 y
20
0,24
Africa Pinus sp. > 20 y
19
0,24
Africa Pinus sp. ≤ 20 y
7
0,24
Americas Eucalyptus sp.
22
0,24
Americas Pinus sp.
34
0,24
Americas Tectona grandis
23
0,24
Americas other broadleaf
16
0,24
Asia broadleaf
28
0,24
Asia other
15
0,24
Temperate
Temperate oceanic forest
Asia, Europe, broadleaf > 20 y
60
0,27
Asia, Europe, broadleaf ≤ 20 y
9
0,27
Asia, Europe, coniferous > 20 y
60
0,27
Asia, Europe, coniferous ≤ 20 y
12
0,27
North America
52
0,27
New Zealand
75
0,27
South America
31
0,27
Temperate continental forest and mountain systems
Asia, Europe, broadleaf > 20 y
60
0,27
Asia, Europe, broadleaf ≤ 20 y
4
0,27
Asia, Europe, coniferous > 20 y
52
0,27
Asia, Europe, coniferous ≤ 20 y
7
0,27
North America
52
0,27
South America
31
0,27
Boreal
Boreal coniferous forest and mountain systems
Asia, Europe > 20 y
12
0,24
Asia, Europe ≤ 20 y
1
0,24
North America
13
0,24
Boreal tundra woodland
Asia, Europe > 20 y
7
0,24
Asia, Europe ≤ 20 y
1
0,24
North America
7
0,24

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