Americas vs OECD: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Americas
1.82 million kt
in 2025
OECD
147,607 kt
in 2025
Americas rank
3rd
OECD rank
2nd
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) over time
- Americas
- OECD
How they compare
Americas currently reports 1.82 million kt against 147,607 kt in OECD, a difference of 1.67 million kt.
That makes Americas's figure about 12.3 times OECD's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 2nd of 31 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.92 million kt | 285,887 kt | 2.63 million kt | Americas |
| 2000s | 2.11 million kt | 144,661 kt | 1.96 million kt | Americas |
| 2010s | 1.56 million kt | 134,162 kt | 1.42 million kt | Americas |
| 2020s | 1.78 million kt | 160,600 kt | 1.62 million kt | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2), Americas or OECD?
- Americas, at 1.82 million kt against 147,607 kt in OECD as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) between Americas and OECD?
- 1.67 million kt, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and OECD?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Americas and OECD rank globally for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Americas ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 2nd of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Net Forest conversion — 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
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).