Forest-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United States between 2001 and 2022 averaged 819 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) per year. Forests also removed an average of 1,021 MtCO₂e per year during this same time period, representing a net carbon sink of -191 MtCO₂e per year.
Average annual forest-related greenhouse gas flux in the United States between 2001 and 2022
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Global Forest Watch Fires. (March 27, 2024). Average annual forest-related greenhouse gas flux in the United States between 2001 and 2022
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(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459285/average-annual-forest-related-carbon-flux-in-the-us/
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(in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459285/average-annual-forest-related-carbon-flux-in-the-us/
Global Forest Watch Fires, Average annual forest-related greenhouse gas flux in the United States between 2001 and 2022
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Average annual forest-related greenhouse gas flux in the United States between 2001 and 2022
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Global Forest Watch Fires, March 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1459285/average-annual-forest-related-carbon-flux-in-the-us/
