Forests of Georgia, 2024: FIA annual snapshot

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program provides this resource update annually as an overview of forest resources in Georgia.These estimates are derived from field data collected across a systematic network of fixed-radius forest monitoring plots located on both public and private land.New updates are provided annually as a subset of plots within the State are remeasured.Data used in this update were accessed from the FIA database on 26 January 2026.Forest land area by county 76-100% 51-75% 26-50% 0-25% Forest Inventory and Analysis Overview: Georgia, 2024 Each year, field crews visit and measure a subset of all FIA plots across the entire State (the size of the subset varies by State and year).Combining all of the subsets creates a full State inventory used in this snapshot.The last year of the most recent full inventory is the year shown in the title.6,686 total plots in the full State inventory 4,828 of those plots contain forest landForest Area: Georgia, 2024 Sampled land area: 36,865,916 acres Forest land area: 24,088,910 acres (±0.57%SE*) Timberland area: 23,511,152 acres (±0.59%SE) * SE is sampling error * Differences between estimates includes physical changes (cutting/growth), land-use change, and change in protocol.24,418,249 acres 24,088,910 acres Forest land area 2019 2024 64,223,205,828 cubic feet 67,965,224,660 cubic feet Forest land volume Sound total-stem bark and wood volume of live trees ≥5.0 in.diameter 14,216,220,799 trees 14,063,998,385 trees Number of live trees on forest land Live trees ≥1.0 in.diameter 1,685,796,548 metric tons 1,715,803,220 metric tons Total forest land carbon storage Terms ExplainedAdditional terminology can be found in the FIA Glossary.