The wetland ecosystem had the most carbon storage capacity worldwide as of January 2022, amounting to *** metric tons per hectare. Of this amount, the vast majority was soil storage, accounting for early ** percent of the wetlands' total carbon storage. By comparison, deserts and semideserts had the least carbon storage capacity worldwide, with a total of ** metric tons per hectare.
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