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Figure 5. Trees planted each year (bars) and cumulative CO2e removed (line)

Source: onetreeplanted.org/blogs/stories/how-much-co2-does-tree-absorb

The 9.98 kg rate is One Tree Planted's 20-year average, applied evenly from the year of planting. Young trees absorb far less in their first years, so early figures are likely overstated.

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37,954 kg CO2e removed since 2020

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Equation

9.98 kg CO2 removed per tree per year (first 20 years), summed across every year each tree has been in the ground, shown as a negative (a removal). Cumulative to date, not an annual figure.

Source: onetreeplanted.org/blogs/stories/how-much-co2-does-tree-absorb