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BY THE NUMBERS
GEORGIA FOREST INDUSTRY
Total forestland acres:
24.7
Overall annual economic impact in 2015 from the forest industry:
179
Economic benefit from forest- related outdoor recreation:
$5.5 Billion3 Number of primary, wood-
using facilities that convert
logs into wood products
(lumber, veneer, poles, wood pulp, wood pellets, etc.)3
Annual value of storm water retention delivered to metro Atlanta by forests:
$85.9 Billion4
Million Acres3
22.2 Number of commercially-
$32.2 Billion1
available, private Million timberland acres
Acres
(more than any other state) 3
Number of acres converted from agricultural land to forest land from 1982 to 2012:
1.6 Million6
Number of acres converted from forest land to developed land from 1982 to 2012:
1.7 Million6
Estimated annual amount of carbon stored by forest products in the U.S.:
70
Million Tons
Number of secondary manufacturers that convert primary wood products into value- added products (homes, furniture, molding, paper products, cabinetry, etc.)3
83
of 159 Counties have at least one primary, wood-using mill3
37
Georgia’s rank in overall biological diversity:
Counties
133,256
Total direct and indirect employment from the forest industry1
1,100
ranked as critically dependent or very dependent on the forest industry for economic wellbeing5
TH3 6
Estimated annual value of ecosystem services provided by private forests:
$37 Billion2
State tax revenue generated by the forest industry:
$753 Million1
1) Georgia Forestry Commission. (2015). Economic Benefits of the Forest Industry in Georgia: 2015. Web; accessed: June 2017. 2) Moore, Rebecca et al. (2011).
Quantifying the value of non-timber ecosystem services from Georgia’s private forests. University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. January 2011. 3) Georgia Forestry Commission. (2014). Georgia’s sustainable forests: A resource for all Georgians. Web; accessed: June 2017. 4) Georgia Forestry Commission. (2012). Georgia: The State of the Urban Forest. Web; accessed: June 2017. 5) Georgia Forestry Commission. (2011). Georgia Forest Facts. Web; accessed: February 2017.
6) U.S. Department of Agriculture. (2017). Georgia’s Land: Its Use and Condition. Web; accessed: June 2017.
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