United States vs World: Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC

United States
79,675 kt
in 2020
World
148,094 kt
in 2020
United States rank
3rd
World rank
2nd

Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC over time

  • United States
  • World
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199020052020

How they compare

World currently reports 148,094 kt against 79,675 kt in United States, a difference of 68,419 kt.

That makes World's figure about 1.9 times United States's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

United States ranks 3rd and World ranks 2nd of 51 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade United States World Difference Ahead
1990s 73,939 kt 828,119 kt 754,181 kt World
2000s 77,286 kt 1.56 million kt 1.48 million kt World
2010s 79,225 kt 812,240 kt 733,014 kt World
2020s 79,675 kt 148,094 kt 68,419 kt World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc, United States or World?
World, at 148,094 kt against 79,675 kt in United States as of 2020.
What is the difference in net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc between United States and World?
68,419 kt, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and World?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do United States and World rank globally for net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
United States ranks 3rd and World ranks 2nd of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
56 places, 1,552 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf