Ecology carbon stock accounting calculator

Calculate total carbon stock and carbon per hectare with your own figures.

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Use total carbon stock and carbon per hectare to compare changes to your inputs. The method and limits below explain the scope.

Examples

Examples

Try the starting example

Pools [dry biomass tonnes,carbon mass fraction]
[[100,0.47],[20,0.5]]
Survey area (ha)
10
Factor provenance
User-supplied biomass pool carbon fractions
Total carbon stock (tonnes C)
57
Carbon per hectare (tonnes C/ha)
5.7
Equivalent CO2 mass (tonnes)
209

Try another scenario

Pools [dry biomass tonnes,carbon mass fraction]
[[100,0.47],[20,0.5]]
Survey area (ha)
20
Factor provenance
User-supplied biomass pool carbon fractions
Total carbon stock (tonnes C)
57
Carbon per hectare (tonnes C/ha)
2.85
Equivalent CO2 mass (tonnes)
209
Calculation method

Calculation method

Total carbon stock (tonnes C)

Sum dry biomass×supplied carbon fraction.

Carbon per hectare (tonnes C/ha)

Total C/area.

Equivalent CO2 mass (tonnes)

Carbon×44/12; mass conversion only, not verified avoided emissions.

Symbols and units
a
Pools [dry biomass tonnes,carbon mass fraction]
b
Survey area (ha)
c
Factor provenance

Use the units shown. A list keeps the order in which you enter its values. The symbol ^ means “raised to the power of”.

Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • Biomass pools, supplied carbon fractions, area. Returns Stock estimate with factor provenance. All coefficients and observations are user supplied; results describe only the stated mathematical model. Quantities are deterministic calculations from supplied observations and assumptions; no external data is fetched. Supported limits: Finite inputs only; numeric fields bounded as labelled. Lists and JSON records are limited to 256 entries unless a stricter tool bound is stated. No automatic design approval, legal conclusion, treatment recommendation or safety certification. Survey area (ha): minimum 1e-12, maximum 1000000000000.0.
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