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Carbon in United States Forests and Wood Products, 1987-1997: State-by-State Estimates
by Richard A. Birdsey & George M. Lewis

South Carolina Estimate for 1987-1997

Table 1. Area by land class (1000 ac).
Land class	1987	1992	1997	Average Annual Change
				1987-1992	1992-1997	1987-1997
Timberland	12,179	12,299	12,419	24	24	24
Other forest land	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reserved timberland	78	155	232	15	15	15
TOTAL	12,257	12,454	12,651	39	39	39

Table 2. Area of forest land by forest type (1000 ac).
Forest type	1987	1992	1997	Average Annual Change
				1987-1992	1992-1997	1987-1997
White-red-jack pine	11	11	11	0	0	0
Spruce-fir	0	0	0	0	0	0
Longleaf-slash pine (planted)	356	306	255	-10	-10	-10
Longleaf-slash pine (natural)	413	377	342	-7	-7	-7
Loblolly-shortleaf pine (planted)	1,645	2,027	2,409	76	76	76
Loblolly-shortleaf pine (natural)	2,983	2,770	2,556	-43	-43	-43
Oak-pine	1,541	1,712	1,883	34	34	34
Oak-hickory	2,513	2,546	2,578	6	6	6
Oak-gum-cypress	2,273	2,349	2,425	15	15	15
Elm-ash-cottonwood	248	174	100	-15	-15	-15
Maple-beech-birch	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aspen-birch	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other forest types	0	0	0	0	0	0
Non-stocked	274	183	92	-18	-18	-18
TOTAL	12,257	12,454	12,651	39	39	39

Table 3. Total carbon stock on forest land and annual change by forest type (MMTC).
Forest type	1987	1992	1997	Average Annual Change
				1987-1992	1992-1997	1987-1997
White-red-jack pine	1.2	1.3	1.3	0.00	0.00	0.00
Spruce-fir	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Longleaf-slash pine (planted)	19.0	16.7	14.4	-0.46	-0.46	-0.46
Longleaf-slash pine (natural)	24.6	22.6	20.8	-0.39	-0.37	-0.38
Loblolly-shortleaf pine (planted)	92.2	108.1	124.4	3.18	3.25	3.21
Loblolly-shortleaf pine (natural)	190.3	178.1	165.3	-2.45	-2.56	-2.51
Oak-pine	92.3	102.6	113.3	2.06	2.13	2.10
Oak-hickory	165.4	171.5	178.1	1.22	1.32	1.27
Oak-gum-cypress	175.4	180.4	185.5	1.02	1.01	1.01
Elm-ash-cottonwood	19.6	13.5	7.2	-1.23	-1.25	-1.24
Maple-beech-birch	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Aspen-birch	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Other forest types	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Non-stocked	9.9	6.8	3.5	-0.62	-0.66	-0.64
TOTAL	790.0	801.7	813.7	2.33	2.41	2.37

Table 4. Total carbon stock on forest land and annual change by accounting component (MMTC).
Accounting component	1987	1992	1997	Average Annual Change
				1987-1992	1992-1997	1987-1997
Biomass	284.4	279.8	275.2	-0.92	-0.92	-0.92
Forest floor and coarse woody debris	62.0	65.8	69.7	0.77	0.77	0.77
Soils	357.6	358.2	358.7	0.12	0.09	0.11
Wood products and landfills	86.1	97.9	110.2	2.36	2.47	2.41
TOTAL	790.0	801.7	813.7	2.33	2.41	2.37

Table 5. Total carbon stock on forest land and annual change by owner (MMTC).
Owner group	1987	1992	1997	Average Annual Change
				1987-1992	1992-1997	1987-1997
National Forest	42.4	41.9	41.0	-0.11	-0.18	-0.14
Other Public	39.2	42.6	46.4	0.68	0.77	0.72
Forest Industry	162.0	155.9	149.1	-1.23	-1.35	-1.29
Other Private	546.4	561.4	577.2	3.00	3.17	3.09
TOTAL	790.0	801.7	813.7	2.33	2.41	2.37

Table 6. Change in total carbon stock on forest land attributed to land use change (MMTC).
Accounting component	1987	1992	1997	Average Annual Change
				1987-1992	1992-1997	1987-1997
Biomass	0.0	-1.6	-0.8	-0.31	0.16	-0.08
Forest floor and coarse woody debris	0.0	-0.5	-1.0	-0.10	-0.11	-0.10
Soils	0.0	-1.2	-2.1	-0.24	-0.18	-0.21
Wood products and landfills	0.0	1.2	2.7	0.25	0.29	0.27
TOTAL	0.0	-2.1	-1.3	-0.41	0.16	-0.13

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