New York

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Quick Facts on Forest Carbon in New York

  • New York has 18.9 million acres of forests and is 63% forested.
  • New York forest carbon stocks have increased by 11% from 1990 to 2019.
  • Average carbon density in aboveground trees across New York forests is 32.4 US tons per acre.
  • In New York, forests, urban trees, and harvested wood products:
    • Remove 14% of all CO2 emissions in the state. (Across the US, this value is 14%.)
    • Store the equivalent of 44 years of all CO2 emissions produced in the state.
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