Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in OECD

OECD: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -373,047 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
-373,047 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
220th
of 223 countries
All-time high
-373,047 kt
in 2021
All-time low
-1.44 million kt
in 2011
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in OECD, 1990–2025

-1.5M-1.2M-1.0M-750.0k-500.0k-250.0k1990200720251990: -1.2M kt1991: -1.2M kt1992: -1.2M kt1993: -1.2M kt1994: -1.2M kt1995: -1.2M kt1996: -1.2M kt1997: -1.2M kt1998: -1.2M kt1999: -1.2M kt2000: -1.2M kt2001: -1.3M kt2002: -1.3M kt2003: -1.3M kt2004: -1.3M kt2005: -1.3M kt2006: -1.3M kt2007: -1.3M kt2008: -1.3M kt2009: -1.3M kt2010: -1.3M kt2011: -1.4M kt2012: -1.4M kt2013: -1.4M kt2014: -1.4M kt2015: -1.4M kt2016: -822.4k kt2017: -822.4k kt2018: -822.4k kt2019: -822.4k kt2020: -822.4k kt2021: -373.0k kt2022: -373.0k kt2023: -373.0k kt2024: -373.0k kt2025: -373.0k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

OECD recorded -373,047 kt for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is up 74.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in OECD peaked at -373,047 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.44 million kt, in 2011.

That places OECD 220th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 OECD, year by year

Annual values for Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in OECD, 1990 to 2025.
Year kt Change
1990 -1.19 million kt
1991 -1.19 million kt -0.0%
1992 -1.22 million kt +2.4%
1993 -1.23 million kt +0.8%
1994 -1.23 million kt -0.0%
1995 -1.23 million kt -0.0%
1996 -1.23 million kt -0.0%
1997 -1.23 million kt -0.0%
1998 -1.23 million kt -0.0%
1999 -1.23 million kt -0.0%
2000 -1.23 million kt -0.0%
2001 -1.34 million kt +8.5%
2002 -1.34 million kt -0.0%
2003 -1.34 million kt -0.0%
2004 -1.34 million kt -0.0%
2005 -1.34 million kt -0.0%
2006 -1.34 million kt -0.0%
2007 -1.34 million kt -0.0%
2008 -1.34 million kt -0.0%
2009 -1.34 million kt -0.0%
2010 -1.34 million kt -0.0%
2011 -1.44 million kt +7.3%
2012 -1.44 million kt -0.0%
2013 -1.44 million kt -0.0%
2014 -1.44 million kt -0.0%
2015 -1.44 million kt -0.0%
2016 -822,389 kt -42.7%
2017 -822,389 kt -0.0%
2018 -822,389 kt -0.0%
2019 -822,389 kt -0.0%
2020 -822,389 kt -0.0%
2021 -373,047 kt -54.6%
2022 -373,047 kt -0.0%
2023 -373,047 kt -0.0%
2024 -373,047 kt -0.0%
2025 -373,047 kt -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -1.22 million kt -1.23 million kt -1.19 million kt 10
2000s -1.33 million kt -1.34 million kt -1.23 million kt 10
2010s -1.18 million kt -1.44 million kt -822,389 kt 10
2020s -447,937 kt -822,389 kt -373,047 kt 6

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 217 South Africa -74,851 kt compare
  2. 218 Belarus -146,469 kt compare
  3. 219 India -154,418 kt compare
  4. 221 China -838,933 kt compare
  5. 221 China, mainland -838,933 kt compare
  6. 223 Russian Federation -1.15 million kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in OECD?
Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in OECD was -373,047 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 OECD?
The highest recorded value was -373,047 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was -1.44 million kt in 2011.
How does OECD rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
OECD ranks 220th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD 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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Indicator
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
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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).