​Trees’ benefits in facts

Abstract

Wondering why we have to plant as many trees as possible here are some facts for thought concerning trees’ benefits.

Trees' benefits in facts

• An acre of nature trees absorbs the amount of CO₂ produced when you drive your car 42.000 Km.
• One acre of nature trees provides enough oxygen for 18 people.
• Trees reduce UV-B exposure by about 40%.
• The evaporation from a single tree can produce the cooling effect of 10 room sized air-conditioners operating 20 hours a day.
• A well-placed tree can reduce noise by as much as 40%.
• One large tree can supply a day’s supply of oxygen for 4 people.
• A healthy tree can store 26 kg of carbon each year.
• An acre of trees can store 2.6 tons of carbon dioxide each year.
• For every 16.000 km you drive, it takes 7 trees to remove the amount of carbon dioxide produced.
• A hundred million new trees would absorb 18 million tons of CO₂ and cut air-conditioning cost by 84 billion dollars annually.
• A belt of trees 40 meters wide and 12 meters high can reduce highway noise by 40%.
• A tree can absorb as much as 24 kg of CO₂ per year and can sequester one ton of CO₂ by the time it reaches 40 years old.
• A mature tree can have an appraised value between 2.000$ and 10.000$ council of Tree and Landscape Appraisers.
• About 20% of the worlds’ emissions are a result of deforestation.
• CO₂ worlds’ emission is 35.000.000 metric tons per year.
• CO₂ sequestration is 25 kg per tree per year.
• One half the dry weight of wood is carbon.
• One person emits 20 tons of CO₂ per year.