Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Northern America
Northern America: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -285,112 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Northern America, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Northern America is -285,112 kt, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Northern America peaked at -285,112 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -793,378 kt, in 2011.
Northern America ranks 25th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -720,874 kt | — |
| 1991 | -720,874 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -720,874 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -720,874 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -720,874 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -720,874 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -720,874 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -720,874 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -720,874 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -720,874 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -720,874 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -631,562 kt | -12.4% |
| 2002 | -631,562 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -631,562 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -631,562 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -631,562 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -631,562 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -631,562 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -631,562 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -631,562 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -631,562 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -793,378 kt | +25.6% |
| 2012 | -793,378 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -793,378 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -793,378 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -793,378 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -536,470 kt | -32.4% |
| 2017 | -536,470 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -536,470 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -536,470 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -536,470 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -285,112 kt | -46.9% |
| 2022 | -285,112 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -285,112 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -285,112 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -285,112 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -720,874 kt | -720,874 kt | -720,874 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -640,493 kt | -720,874 kt | -631,562 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -674,433 kt | -793,378 kt | -536,470 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -327,005 kt | -536,470 kt | -285,112 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More climate change data for Northern America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.03 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Northern America?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Northern America was -285,112 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was -285,112 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was -793,378 kt in 2011.
- How does Northern America rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Northern America ranks 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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).