Canada vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2)

Canada
103,437 kt
in 2025
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
678,495 kt
in 2025
Canada rank
3rd
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
1st

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

  • Canada
  • Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
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How they compare

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) currently reports 678,495 kt against 103,437 kt in Canada, a difference of 575,058 kt.

That makes Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s figure about 6.6 times Canada's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 3rd and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 1st of 223 countries.

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Difference Ahead
1990s 68,138 kt 828,546 kt 760,408 kt Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2000s 202,909 kt 802,981 kt 600,071 kt Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2010s 83,219 kt 998,427 kt 915,208 kt Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2020s 106,812 kt 697,901 kt 591,090 kt Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2), Canada or Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs), at 678,495 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 Canada and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
575,058 kt, with Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Canada and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Canada ranks 3rd and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 1st of 223 countries.
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).