Maine

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Quick Facts on Forest Carbon in Maine

  • Maine has 17.6 million acres of forests and is 89% forested.
  • Maine forest carbon stocks have increased by 5% from 1990 to 2019.
  • Average carbon density in aboveground trees across Maine forests is 20.9 US tons per acre.

In Maine, forests, urban trees, and harvested wood products:

  • Remove 79% of all CO2 emissions in the state. (Across the US, this value is 14%.)
  • Store the equivalent of 334 years of all CO2 emissions produced in the state.
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