Table 2.8: Carbon stock per hectare 2005
| Region/subregion |
Carbon in living biomass |
Carbon in dead wood |
Carbon in litter |
Carbon in soil |
Total carbon |
1 hectare (ha) = 10 000 square meters (m2) = 0.01 square kilometres (km2)
1 tonne/hectare (t/ha) = 100 tonnes/square kilometres (t/km2)
|
| Eastern and Southern Africa |
63.5 |
7.5 |
2.1 |
|
73.0 |
| Northern Africa |
26.0 |
3.3 |
2.1 |
33.5 |
64.9 |
| Western and Central Africa |
155.0 |
9.8 |
2.1 |
56.0 |
222.9 |
| Total Africa |
95.8 |
7.6 |
2.1 |
55.3 |
160.8 |
| East Asia |
37.0 |
5.0 |
|
|
41.9 |
| South and Southeast Asia |
77.0 |
9.0 |
2.7 |
68.4 |
157.1 |
| Western and Central Asia |
39.7 |
3.6 |
11.4 |
41.0 |
95.8 |
| Total Asia |
57.0 |
6.9 |
2.9 |
66.1 |
132.9 |
| Total Europe |
43.9 |
14.0 |
6.1 |
112.9 |
176.9 |
| Caribbean |
99.7 |
8.8 |
2.2 |
70.5 |
181.2 |
| Central America |
119.4 |
14.4 |
2.1 |
43.3 |
179.2 |
| North America |
57.8 |
8.8 |
15.4 |
35.8 |
117.8 |
| Total North and Central America |
60.1 |
9.0 |
14.8 |
36.6 |
120.6 |
| Total Oceania |
55.0 |
7.4 |
9.5 |
101.2 |
173.1 |
| Total South America |
110.0 |
9.2 |
4.2 |
71.1 |
194.6 |
| WORLD |
71.5 |
9.7 |
6.3 |
73.5 |
161.1 |
Source: WHO 
Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005,
Progress towards sustainable forest management
Chapter 2: Extent of forest resources. p.34
