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Chapter 12, Key Finding 1

Estimates for soil carbon stocks in the conterminous United States plus Alaska range from 142 to 154 petagrams of carbon (Pg C) to 1 m in depth. Estimates for Canada average about 262 Pg C, but sampling is less extensive. Soil carbon for Mexico is calculated as 18 Pg C (1 m in depth), but there is some uncertainty in this value (medium confidence).