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Table 2 Yield for selected biomass types in China

From: Regional water footprints of potential biofuel production in China

Yield (tons/hectare)

Cassava root (fresh)

Sweet sorghum (fresh stem)

Jatropha curcas (dried seeds)

Guangxi

19.3

–

3.9

Guangdong

18.1

–

–

Yunnan

12.1

–

3.2

Fujian

16.4

–

–

Jiangxi

16.8

–

–

Heilongjiang

–

60.7 [66]

–

Jilin

–

79.0 [67]

–

Liaoning

–

68.4 [68]

–

Shandong

–

77.6 [67]

–

Gansu

–

79.3 [67]

–

Guizhou

–

–

2.7

Sichuan

–

–

3.0

Chongqing

–

–

2.7