Examples of 'billion metric tons' in a sentence

Meaning of "billion metric tons"

billion metric tons: a unit of measurement for weight equivalent to one billion kilograms. Commonly used when referencing large quantities of weight, especially in scientific or industrial contexts

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One gigaton is a billion metric tons.
Nigeria still holds large coal reserves, estimated to be at least 2 billion metric tons.
World production averages two billion metric tons of raw ore annually.
It also plans to expand the waste rock facility to two billion metric tons.
Presently, there are an estimated two billion metric tons of ammonia present in the world.
Over 586 billion metric tons of carbon have been emitted into the atmosphere.
Stopping deforestation and restoring forests could remove seven billion metric tons of carbon annually.
For example, over 4 billion metric tons of cargo are carried in maritime trade each year.
A gigaton is equal to 1 billion metric tons.
An additional 2 billion metric tons in the soil could be released over longer time periods.
This is a layered igneous intrusion containing more than 11 billion metric tons of chromite resources.
Every year, 10 billion metric tons of goods are shipped around the world.
They say nuclear power has cut down greenhouse emissions by 64 billion metric tons to date.
We are losing 50 billion metric tons of ice per year.
The state 's iron mines have produced over three and a half billion metric tons of ore.

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There are about 360 billion metric tons of carbon contained aboveground in all the world 's forests.
Proven coal reserves are estimated at 30 billion metric tons.
Wasp 12b - loses over 6 billion metric tons of mass per second.
By conservative estimates, the major trona beds contain about 75 billion metric tons of ore.
In addition, roughly 420 billion metric tons are emitted and absorbed by the continents ( vegetation ).
GtCO2 refers to gigaton of carbon dioxide; a gigaton is equal to 1 billion metric tons.
If the trend continues, researchers say 13 billion metric tons of plastic will sit in dumps.
The most important grain was corn, based on a production amount of over 1.09 billion metric tons.
The entire country emitted 5.28 billion metric tons of energy-related carbon dioxide that year.
Canada 's boreal region was once estimated to store 208 billion metric tons of carbon.
Shanxi possesses 260 billion metric tons of known coal deposits, about a third of China 's total.
In second place among countries was the 188 billion metric tons emitted by China.
However, humans have created 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic.

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