Quick Facts on Forest Carbon in Washington

• Washington has 22.2 million acres of forests and is 52% forested.
• Washington forest carbon stocks have increased by 6% from 1990 to 2019.
• Average carbon density in aboveground trees across Washington forests is 41.9 US tons per acre.
• In Washington, forests, urban trees, and harvested wood products:
  • Remove 29% of all CO2 emissions in the state. (Across the US, this value is 14%.)
  • Store the equivalent of 122 years of all CO2 emissions produced in the state.