Forestland — Emissions in Americas

Americas: Forestland — Emissions was -818,514 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
-818,514 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
30th
of 37 groups
All-time high
-818,514 kt
in 2021
All-time low
-1.58 million kt
in 2011
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forestland — Emissions in Americas, 1990–2023

-1.6M-1.4M-1.2M-1.0M-800.0k1990200620231990: -1.5M kt1991: -1.5M kt1992: -1.5M kt1993: -1.5M kt1994: -1.5M kt1995: -1.5M kt1996: -1.5M kt1997: -1.5M kt1998: -1.5M kt1999: -1.5M kt2000: -1.5M 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: -1.6M kt2012: -1.6M kt2013: -1.6M kt2014: -1.6M kt2015: -1.6M kt2016: -1.0M kt2017: -1.0M kt2018: -1.0M kt2019: -1.0M kt2020: -1.0M kt2021: -818.5k kt2022: -818.5k kt2023: -818.5k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, forestland — emissions in Americas stood at -818,514 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 48.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — emissions in Americas peaked at -818,514 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.58 million kt, in 2011.

Americas ranks 30th of 37 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -1.54 million kt -1.54 million kt -1.54 million kt 10
2000s -1.31 million kt -1.54 million kt -1.28 million kt 10
2010s -1.32 million kt -1.58 million kt -1.01 million kt 10
2020s -865,696 kt -1.01 million kt -818,514 kt 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 27 Suriname 4.3 kt compare
  2. 28 Barbados 3.59 kt compare
  3. 29 Palestine 2.99 kt compare
  4. 30 Bhutan 2.26 kt compare
  5. 31 Dominica 2.22 kt compare
  6. 32 Zambia 2 kt compare
  7. 33 United Republic of Tanzania 1.39 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forestland — emissions in Americas?
Forestland — emissions in Americas was -818,514 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forestland — emissions recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was -818,514 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest forestland — emissions recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was -1.58 million kt in 2011.
How does Americas rank for forestland — emissions?
Americas ranks 30th out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
Is forestland — emissions rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forestland — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 9,006 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf