Forestland — Emissions in Northern America

Northern America: Forestland — Emissions was -397,006 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
-397,006 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
23rd
of 32 groups
All-time high
-397,006 kt
in 2021
All-time low
-902,129 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forestland — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2023

-1.0M-800.0k-600.0k-400.0k1990200620231990: -902.1k kt1991: -902.1k kt1992: -902.1k kt1993: -902.1k kt1994: -902.1k kt1995: -902.1k kt1996: -902.1k kt1997: -902.1k kt1998: -902.1k kt1999: -902.1k kt2000: -902.1k kt2001: -631.6k kt2002: -631.6k kt2003: -631.6k kt2004: -631.6k kt2005: -631.6k kt2006: -631.6k kt2007: -631.6k kt2008: -631.6k kt2009: -631.6k kt2010: -631.6k kt2011: -793.4k kt2012: -793.4k kt2013: -793.4k kt2014: -793.4k kt2015: -793.4k kt2016: -688.1k kt2017: -688.1k kt2018: -688.1k kt2019: -688.1k kt2020: -688.1k kt2021: -397.0k kt2022: -397.0k kt2023: -397.0k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, forestland — emissions in Northern America stood at -397,006 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — emissions in Northern America peaked at -397,006 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -902,129 kt, in 1990.

Northern America ranks 23rd of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Forestland — Emissions in Northern America, year by year

Annual values for Forestland — Emissions (CO2) in Northern America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 -902,129 kt
1991 -902,129 kt -0.0%
1992 -902,129 kt -0.0%
1993 -902,129 kt -0.0%
1994 -902,129 kt -0.0%
1995 -902,129 kt -0.0%
1996 -902,129 kt -0.0%
1997 -902,129 kt -0.0%
1998 -902,129 kt -0.0%
1999 -902,129 kt -0.0%
2000 -902,129 kt -0.0%
2001 -631,564 kt -30.0%
2002 -631,564 kt -0.0%
2003 -631,564 kt -0.0%
2004 -631,564 kt -0.0%
2005 -631,564 kt -0.0%
2006 -631,564 kt -0.0%
2007 -631,564 kt -0.0%
2008 -631,564 kt -0.0%
2009 -631,564 kt -0.0%
2010 -631,564 kt -0.0%
2011 -793,379 kt +25.6%
2012 -793,379 kt -0.0%
2013 -793,379 kt -0.0%
2014 -793,379 kt -0.0%
2015 -793,379 kt -0.0%
2016 -688,149 kt -13.3%
2017 -688,149 kt -0.0%
2018 -688,149 kt -0.0%
2019 -688,149 kt -0.0%
2020 -688,149 kt -0.0%
2021 -397,006 kt -42.3%
2022 -397,006 kt -0.0%
2023 -397,006 kt -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -902,129 kt -902,129 kt -902,129 kt 10
2000s -658,620 kt -902,129 kt -631,564 kt 10
2010s -735,106 kt -793,379 kt -631,564 kt 10
2020s -469,792 kt -688,149 kt -397,006 kt 4

Countries ranked near Northern America

  1. 20 Trinidad and Tobago 22.67 kt compare
  2. 21 Chile 19.64 kt compare
  3. 22 San Marino 7.33 kt compare
  4. 23 Cayman Islands 7.25 kt compare
  5. 24 Guinea-Bissau 7.01 kt compare
  6. 25 Eritrea 4.42 kt compare
  7. 26 Suriname 4.3 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forestland — emissions in Northern America?
Forestland — emissions in Northern America was -397,006 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forestland — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The highest recorded value was -397,006 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest forestland — emissions recorded in Northern America?
The lowest recorded value was -902,129 kt in 1990.
How does Northern America rank for forestland — emissions?
Northern America ranks 23rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is forestland — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern America 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