Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in United States of America
United States of America: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -388,549 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in United States of 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 United States of America is -388,549 kt, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in United States of America peaked at -388,549 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -849,446 kt, in 2001.
United States of America ranks 26th 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -789,012 kt | — |
| 1991 | -789,012 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -789,012 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -789,012 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -789,012 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -789,012 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -789,012 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -789,012 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -789,012 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -789,012 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -789,012 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -849,446 kt | +7.7% |
| 2002 | -849,446 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -849,446 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -849,446 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -849,446 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -849,446 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -849,446 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -849,446 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -849,446 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -849,446 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -817,293 kt | -3.8% |
| 2012 | -817,293 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -817,293 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -817,293 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -817,293 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -660,161 kt | -19.2% |
| 2017 | -660,161 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -660,161 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -660,161 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -660,161 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -388,549 kt | -41.1% |
| 2022 | -388,549 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -388,549 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -388,549 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -388,549 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -789,012 kt | -789,012 kt | -789,012 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -843,403 kt | -849,446 kt | -789,012 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -757,656 kt | -849,446 kt | -660,161 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -433,818 kt | -660,161 kt | -388,549 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
More climate change data for United States of America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 10.76 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in United States of America?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in United States of America was -388,549 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was -388,549 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was -849,446 kt in 2001.
- How does United States of America rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- United States of America ranks 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of 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).