Forestland — Emissions in Asia

Asia: Forestland — Emissions was -1.22 million kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
-1.22 million kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
45th
of 47 regions
All-time high
-825,300 kt
in 1990
All-time low
-1.61 million kt
in 2016
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forestland — Emissions in Asia, 1990–2023

-1.6M-1.4M-1.2M-1.0M-800.0k1990200620231990: -825.3k kt1991: -825.3k kt1992: -832.5k kt1993: -832.5k kt1994: -832.5k kt1995: -832.5k kt1996: -832.5k kt1997: -832.5k kt1998: -832.5k kt1999: -832.5k kt2000: -832.5k kt2001: -880.7k kt2002: -880.7k kt2003: -880.7k kt2004: -880.7k kt2005: -880.7k kt2006: -880.7k kt2007: -880.7k kt2008: -880.7k kt2009: -880.7k kt2010: -880.7k kt2011: -1.3M kt2012: -1.3M kt2013: -1.3M kt2014: -1.3M kt2015: -1.3M kt2016: -1.6M kt2017: -1.6M kt2018: -1.6M kt2019: -1.6M kt2020: -1.6M kt2021: -1.2M kt2022: -1.2M kt2023: -1.2M kt

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

Analysis

Asia recorded -1.22 million kt for forestland — emissions in 2023.

The figure is up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — emissions in Asia peaked at -825,300 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, -1.61 million kt, in 2016.

That places Asia 45th out of 47 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -831,075 kt -832,519 kt -825,300 kt 10
2000s -875,917 kt -880,739 kt -832,519 kt 10
2010s -1.36 million kt -1.61 million kt -880,739 kt 10
2020s -1.32 million kt -1.61 million kt -1.22 million kt 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is forestland — emissions in Asia?
Forestland — emissions in Asia was -1.22 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forestland — emissions recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was -825,300 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest forestland — emissions recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was -1.61 million kt in 2016.
How does Asia rank for forestland — emissions?
Asia ranks 45th out of 47 regions with data for 2023.
Is forestland — emissions rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Asia 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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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