Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 556,251 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 556,251 kt. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 1.07 million kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 556,251 kt, in 2021.
That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 836,444 kt | — |
| 1991 | 836,444 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 835,192 kt | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 835,192 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 835,192 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 835,192 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 835,192 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 835,192 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 835,192 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 835,192 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 835,192 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 843,128 kt | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 843,128 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 843,128 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 843,128 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 843,128 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 843,128 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 843,128 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 843,128 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 843,128 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 843,128 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.07 million kt | +26.7% |
| 2012 | 1.07 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.07 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.07 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.07 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 758,728 kt | -29.0% |
| 2017 | 758,728 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 758,728 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 758,728 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 758,728 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 556,251 kt | -26.7% |
| 2022 | 556,251 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 556,251 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 556,251 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 556,251 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 835,442 kt | 835,192 kt | 836,444 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 842,334 kt | 835,192 kt | 843,128 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 922,029 kt | 758,728 kt | 1.07 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 589,997 kt | 556,251 kt | 758,728 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 2 Peru 127,923 kt compare
- 3 Canada 103,437 kt compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 154,748 kt compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 61,541 kt compare
- 4 Cambodia 70,026 kt compare
- 5 Cameroon 60,845 kt compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 59,158 kt compare
- 6 Colombia 56,313 kt compare
- 7 Italy 53,504 kt compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 24,464 kt compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9,878 kt compare
- 8 Myanmar 53,005 kt compare
More climate change data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 695,675 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 220,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 475,335 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 831.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16,976 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 79,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40,176 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 39,284 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 151.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 556,251 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 556,251 kt in 2021.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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).