Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 828,964 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) stood at 828,964 kt. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 1.40 million kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 828,964 kt, in 2021.
That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.11 million kt | — |
| 1991 | 1.11 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.11 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.11 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.11 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.11 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.11 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.11 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.11 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.11 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.11 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 963,907 kt | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 963,907 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 963,907 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 963,907 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 963,907 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 963,907 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 963,907 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 963,907 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 963,907 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 963,907 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.40 million kt | +45.2% |
| 2012 | 1.40 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.40 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.40 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.40 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 977,993 kt | -30.1% |
| 2017 | 977,993 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 977,993 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 977,993 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 977,993 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 828,964 kt | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 828,964 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 828,964 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 828,964 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 828,964 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.11 million kt | 1.11 million kt | 1.11 million kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 978,745 kt | 963,907 kt | 1.11 million kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 million kt | 963,907 kt | 1.40 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 853,802 kt | 828,964 kt | 977,993 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 1 Brazil 905,806 kt compare
- 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
More climate change data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.65 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.13 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 322,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 806,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,217 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28,792 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,582 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 117,117 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 162,465 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 441.95 kt (2050)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 828,964 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 828,964 kt in 2021.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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).