Greenhouse gas emissions and removals from forest land, woodlands, urban trees, and harves

1990 to 2023 estimates of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from forest land, woodlands, urban trees, and harvested wood products compiled by USDA Forest Service researchers. The data includes 33 tables of estimates and 4 tables of quantitative uncertainties for national totals, individual states, regional ownerships, National Forests, and Tribal ownership. Estimates are based primarily on Nationwide Forest Inventory data from the Forest Inventory and Analysis program.

Use Cases

• Modeling state-level carbon budgets based on forest land and woodland emissions estimates
• Analyzing trends in carbon stocks and land use change across National Forests and Tribal lands
• Assessing the quantitative uncertainty of greenhouse gas flux estimates for regional reporting
• Comparing emissions and removals from urban trees in settlements versus broader forest land

Strengths

• 33 tables of estimates provide detailed breakdowns by state, ownership, and National Forests
• Time series spans 34 years from 1990 to 2023 for carbon net flux
• Data covers the United States and its territories, including American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
• Includes 4 tables of quantitative uncertainties for the estimates

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service

Collection Method

Compiled annually based primarily on Nationwide Forest Inventory data from the Forest Inventory and Analysis program

Time Range

1990-2023 for carbon net flux; 1990-2024 for carbon stocks and land use/land use change area

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-22 05:45:30

Geography

United States, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands