France vs Papua New Guinea: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)

France
9,396 kt
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
9,594 kt
in 2015
France rank
11th
Papua New Guinea rank
10th

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

  • France
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 9,594 kt against 9,396 kt in France, a difference of 198 kt.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2001 it was France ahead.

France ranks 11th and Papua New Guinea ranks 10th of 57 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 8,482 kt 2,988 kt 5,495 kt France
2010s 10,547 kt 8,191 kt 2,356 kt France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land), France or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 9,594 kt against 9,396 kt in France as of 2015.
What is the difference in net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) between France and Papua New Guinea?
198 kt, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Papua New Guinea?
15 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2015.
How do France and Papua New Guinea rank globally for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
France ranks 11th and Papua New Guinea ranks 10th of 57 countries.
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) — 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 — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
61 places, 1,721 data points, 1990–2023
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).