Rhode Island

Quick Facts on Forest Carbon in Rhode Island

• Rhode Island has 0.4 million acres of forests and is 56% forested.
• Rhode Island forest carbon stocks have increased by 6% from 1990 to 2019.
• Average carbon density in aboveground trees across
  Rhode Island forests is 35.8 US tons per acre.
• In Rhode Island, forests, urban trees, and harvested wood products:
  • Remove 4% of all CO2 emissions in the state.
    (Across the US, this value is 14%.)
  • Store the equivalent of 14 years of all CO2
    emissions produced in the state.