Land cover types | Carbon stocks (t C./ha) | Sources |
TreeSavanna | 32.42 ± 5.4 t.C/ha | [54] |
ShrubSavanna | 19.44 ± 2.7 t.C/ha | |
Shrub steppe | 8.29 ± 1.0 t.C/ha | |
Open forest/Woodland | 40.45 ± 5.0 t.C/ha | |
Shrub steppe and Grassland (Northern sandy pastoral region) | 14.73 t.C/ha | [52] |
Shrubby savannas, often relatively dense (Ferruginous pastoral region) | 15.23 t.C/ha | |
Tree savannas and wooded savannas (Oriental transition region) | 29.37 t.C/ha | |
Herbaceous steppes (Ferlo) | 2.0 t.C/ha | [68] |
Annualcrops (groundnuts + millet) | 8.9 t.C/ha | [55] [56] |
Tree plantation (Balanites aegyptiaca, Acacia raddiana) | 1.73 tC/ha | [58] |
Shrubs, grasslands and sparsely vegetated areas | 19.18 ± 2.3 tC/ha | [53] |
Cropland | 17.18 ± 2.2 tC/ha | |
Wetlands | 59.14 ± 5.0 tC/ha |