Forestland — Emissions in United States of America

United States of America: Forestland — Emissions was -407,742 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
-407,742 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
24th
of 32 groups
All-time high
-407,742 kt
in 2021
All-time low
-857,598 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forestland — Emissions in United States of America, 1990–2023

-900.0k-800.0k-700.0k-600.0k-500.0k-400.0k1990200620231990: -857.6k kt1991: -857.6k kt1992: -857.6k kt1993: -857.6k kt1994: -857.6k kt1995: -857.6k kt1996: -857.6k kt1997: -857.6k kt1998: -857.6k kt1999: -857.6k kt2000: -857.6k kt2001: -849.4k kt2002: -849.4k kt2003: -849.4k kt2004: -849.4k kt2005: -849.4k kt2006: -849.4k kt2007: -849.4k kt2008: -849.4k kt2009: -849.4k kt2010: -849.4k kt2011: -817.3k kt2012: -817.3k kt2013: -817.3k kt2014: -817.3k kt2015: -817.3k kt2016: -759.1k kt2017: -759.1k kt2018: -759.1k kt2019: -759.1k kt2020: -759.1k kt2021: -407.7k kt2022: -407.7k kt2023: -407.7k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for forestland — emissions in United States of America is -407,742 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 50.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — emissions in United States of America peaked at -407,742 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -857,598 kt, in 1990.

That places United States of America 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Forestland — Emissions in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Forestland — Emissions (CO2) in United States of America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 -857,598 kt
1991 -857,598 kt -0.0%
1992 -857,598 kt -0.0%
1993 -857,598 kt -0.0%
1994 -857,598 kt -0.0%
1995 -857,598 kt -0.0%
1996 -857,598 kt -0.0%
1997 -857,598 kt -0.0%
1998 -857,598 kt -0.0%
1999 -857,598 kt -0.0%
2000 -857,598 kt -0.0%
2001 -849,446 kt -1.0%
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 -759,077 kt -7.1%
2017 -759,077 kt -0.0%
2018 -759,077 kt -0.0%
2019 -759,077 kt -0.0%
2020 -759,077 kt -0.0%
2021 -407,742 kt -46.3%
2022 -407,742 kt -0.0%
2023 -407,742 kt -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -857,598 kt -857,598 kt -857,598 kt 10
2000s -850,261 kt -857,598 kt -849,446 kt 10
2010s -797,222 kt -849,446 kt -759,077 kt 10
2020s -495,576 kt -759,077 kt -407,742 kt 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 21 Chile 19.64 kt compare
  2. 22 San Marino 7.33 kt compare
  3. 23 Cayman Islands 7.25 kt compare
  4. 24 Guinea-Bissau 7.01 kt compare
  5. 25 Eritrea 4.42 kt compare
  6. 26 Suriname 4.3 kt compare
  7. 27 Barbados 3.59 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forestland — emissions in United States of America?
Forestland — emissions in United States of America was -407,742 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forestland — emissions recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was -407,742 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest forestland — emissions recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was -857,598 kt in 1990.
How does United States of America rank for forestland — emissions?
United States of America ranks 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is forestland — emissions rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. 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 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