Americas vs Canada: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2)

Americas
996,689 kt
in 2025
Canada
103,437 kt
in 2025
Americas rank
2nd
Canada rank
3rd

Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) over time

  • Americas
  • Canada
0500.0k1.0M1.5M199020072025

How they compare

Americas currently reports 996,689 kt against 103,437 kt in Canada, a difference of 893,252 kt.

That makes Americas's figure about 9.6 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Americas ahead.

Americas ranks 2nd and Canada ranks 3rd of 31 groups.

Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Americas Canada Difference Ahead
1990s 1.38 million kt 68,138 kt 1.31 million kt Americas
2000s 801,006 kt 202,909 kt 598,097 kt Americas
2010s 240,048 kt 83,219 kt 156,829 kt Americas
2020s 933,863 kt 106,812 kt 827,051 kt Americas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2), Americas or Canada?
Americas, at 996,689 kt against 103,437 kt in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) between Americas and Canada?
893,252 kt, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Canada?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Americas and Canada rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Americas ranks 2nd and Canada ranks 3rd of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).