Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) vs Western Sahara: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
-45,626 kt
in 2025
Western Sahara
507.58 kt
in 2025
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
14th
Western Sahara rank
16th

Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) over time

  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
  • Western Sahara
-150.0k-100.0k-50.0k050.0k100.0k199020072025

How they compare

Western Sahara currently reports 507.58 kt against -45,626 kt in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), a difference of 46,134 kt.

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

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 14th and Western Sahara ranks 16th of 32 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Western Sahara Difference Ahead
1990s -24,198 kt -777.42 kt 23,420 kt Western Sahara
2000s -121,519 kt -387.84 kt 121,132 kt Western Sahara
2010s -31,455 kt -326.05 kt 31,129 kt Western Sahara
2020s -25,272 kt 365.66 kt 25,637 kt Western Sahara

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — net emissions/removals (co2), Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) or Western Sahara?
Western Sahara, at 507.58 kt against -45,626 kt in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) as of 2025.
What is the difference in forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) between Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Western Sahara?
46,134 kt, with Western Sahara ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Western Sahara?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) and Western Sahara rank globally for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 14th and Western Sahara ranks 16th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — 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
Forestland — 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).