• There are 22.7 million acres of timberland in Alabama, accounting for 68% of the total land area in the state.
• Alabama has the third most timberland acreage in the 48 contiguous states, behind only Georgia and Oregon. As far as private timberland acreage is concerned, Alabama ranks second behind Georgia.
• 82% of timberland acreage is owned by non-industrial private landowners.
• The "Loblolly Pine-Shortleaf Pine" forest type group is the predominant forest type occupying approximately 36.8% of the total timberland area. The "Oak-Hickory" forest type group is the second most predominant forest type group in Alabama accounting for approximately 31.9% of the timberland acreage.
• 25.7% of Alabama’s timberland is comprised of pine plantations.
• The forest industry is the state’s largest manufacturing industry, producing an estimated $15.39 billion worth of products in 2005.
• There are approximately 650 active forest products manufacturing operations in the state.