Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Peru
Peru: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 127,923 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Peru, 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 Peru is 127,923 kt, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Peru peaked at 127,923 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 76,751 kt, in 2016.
Peru ranks 2nd of 223 countries on this measure, 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 127,919 kt | — |
| 1991 | 127,919 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 127,919 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 127,919 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 127,919 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 127,919 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 127,919 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 127,919 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 127,919 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 127,919 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 127,919 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 127,923 kt | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 127,923 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 127,923 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 127,923 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 127,923 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 127,923 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 127,923 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 127,923 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 127,923 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 127,923 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 127,923 kt | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 127,923 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 127,923 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 127,923 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 127,923 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 76,751 kt | -40.0% |
| 2017 | 76,751 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 76,751 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 76,751 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 76,751 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 127,923 kt | +66.7% |
| 2022 | 127,923 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 127,923 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 127,923 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 127,923 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 127,919 kt | 127,919 kt | 127,919 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 127,923 kt | 127,919 kt | 127,923 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 107,454 kt | 76,751 kt | 127,923 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 119,394 kt | 76,751 kt | 127,923 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 1 Brazil 905,806 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
More climate change data for Peru
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 25,757 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,197 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 24.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 685.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,265 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,780 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,484 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 124.44 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Peru?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Peru was 127,923 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 127,923 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 76,751 kt in 2016.
- How does Peru rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Peru ranks 2nd out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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).