Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 462 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico is 462 kt, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 210.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Puerto Rico peaked at 462 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2,174 kt, in 2001.
Puerto Rico ranks 61st of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -1,463 kt | — |
| 1991 | -1,463 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -1,463 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -1,463 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -1,463 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -1,463 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -1,463 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -1,463 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -1,463 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -1,463 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -1,463 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -2,174 kt | +48.6% |
| 2002 | -2,174 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -2,174 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -2,174 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -2,174 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -2,174 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -2,174 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -2,174 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -2,174 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -2,174 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -418 kt | -80.8% |
| 2012 | -418 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -418 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -418 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -418 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -1,643 kt | +293.0% |
| 2017 | -1,643 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -1,643 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -1,643 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -1,643 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 462 kt | -128.1% |
| 2022 | 462 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 462 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 462 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 462 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1,463 kt | -1,463 kt | -1,463 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -2,103 kt | -2,174 kt | -1,463 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -1,084 kt | -2,174 kt | -418 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.22 kt | -1,643 kt | 462 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 58 Gambia 601.33 kt compare
- 59 Guinea-Bissau 586.67 kt compare
- 60 Solomon Islands 484 kt compare
- 62 Niger 440 kt compare
- 63 Eswatini 286 kt compare
- 64 Bangladesh 183.33 kt compare
More climate change data for Puerto Rico
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.50 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,291 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 329.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 961.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0524 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Puerto Rico?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Puerto Rico was 462 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 462 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -2,174 kt in 2001.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 61st out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 210.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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).