Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 678,495 kt in 2025. ▬ Flat
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 678,495 kt. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 1.20 million kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 678,495 kt, in 2021.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 1st of 21 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 828,546 kt | — |
| 1991 | 828,546 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 828,546 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 828,546 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 828,546 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 828,546 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 828,546 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 828,546 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 828,546 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 828,546 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 828,546 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 800,140 kt | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 800,140 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 800,140 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 800,140 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 800,140 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 800,140 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 800,140 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 800,140 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 800,140 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 800,140 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.20 million kt | +50.1% |
| 2012 | 1.20 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.20 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.20 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.20 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 794,933 kt | -33.8% |
| 2017 | 794,933 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 794,933 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 794,933 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 794,933 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 678,495 kt | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 678,495 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 678,495 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 678,495 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 678,495 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 828,546 kt | 828,546 kt | 828,546 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 802,981 kt | 800,140 kt | 828,546 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 998,427 kt | 794,933 kt | 1.20 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 697,901 kt | 678,495 kt | 794,933 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 708,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 216,438 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 491,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 816.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 179,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 48,410 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 130,710 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 182.68 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 678,495 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 million kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 678,495 kt in 2021.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 1st out of 21 groups with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).