Forestland — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC by country
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...
What the numbers show
Forestland — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 14,674 kt in Czechia; the lowest is -774,724 kt in Brazil.
The median across all reporting countries is -19,983 kt, and the mean is -89,979 kt.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Czechia (up 368.1%), and the largest decrease in Luxembourg (down 505.7%).
Forestland — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechia | 14,674 kt | 2020 | up 368.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Malta | -0.286 kt | 2020 | down 287.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Liechtenstein | -7.81 kt | 2020 | down 208.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Cyprus | -139.27 kt | 2020 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Estonia | -193.38 kt | 2020 | up 96.8% | rising |
| 6 | Luxembourg | -382.87 kt | 2020 | down 505.7% | rising |
| 7 | Iceland | -512.34 kt | 2020 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Portugal | -1,692 kt | 2020 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Belgium | -2,001 kt | 2020 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 10 | Denmark | -2,200 kt | 2020 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 11 | Greece | -2,229 kt | 2020 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 12 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | -2,262 kt | 2020 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 13 | Austria | -2,449 kt | 2020 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Ireland | -2,483 kt | 2020 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 15 | Switzerland | -2,808 kt | 2020 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Latvia | -3,640 kt | 2020 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Slovenia | -4,555 kt | 2020 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Croatia | -6,188 kt | 2020 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 19 | Hungary | -6,614 kt | 2020 | down 85.5% | falling |
| 20 | Lithuania | -6,899 kt | 2020 | up 31.3% | falling |
| 21 | Slovakia | -7,774 kt | 2020 | down 80.1% | rising |
| 22 | Bulgaria | -8,736 kt | 2020 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 23 | Kazakhstan | -10,057 kt | 2020 | down 181.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Colombia | -15,602 kt | 2014 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 25 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -18,067 kt | 2020 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 25 | United Kingdom | -18,067 kt | 2020 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 27 | New Zealand | -19,983 kt | 2020 | up 35.5% | falling |
| 28 | Poland | -21,960 kt | 2020 | up 36.6% | falling |
| 29 | Paraguay | -23,781 kt | 2015 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Romania | -24,342 kt | 2020 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 31 | Norway | -24,732 kt | 2020 | up 17.0% | falling |
| 32 | Mongolia | -24,734 kt | 2013 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 33 | Italy | -30,261 kt | 2020 | up 16.5% | falling |
| 34 | Finland | -30,351 kt | 2020 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 35 | Ukraine | -31,812 kt | 2020 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 36 | France | -32,186 kt | 2020 | up 46.4% | flat |
| 37 | Spain | -32,345 kt | 2020 | up 10.2% | flat |
| 38 | Sweden | -39,661 kt | 2020 | up 11.3% | flat |
| 39 | Germany | -46,252 kt | 2020 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 40 | Belarus | -48,351 kt | 2020 | up 19.5% | falling |
| 41 | Turkey | -49,853 kt | 2020 | up 26.6% | falling |
| 41 | Türkiye | -49,853 kt | 2020 | up 26.6% | falling |
| 43 | Japan | -57,140 kt | 2020 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 44 | Australia | -79,908 kt | 2020 | down 219.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Madagascar | -111,347 kt | 2010 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 46 | Namibia | -126,598 kt | 2016 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 47 | Canada | -133,626 kt | 2020 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 48 | Malaysia | -259,146 kt | 2016 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 49 | Indonesia | -355,212 kt | 2019 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 50 | United States | -683,963 kt | 2020 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 51 | Russia | -772,938 kt | 2020 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 51 | Russian Federation | -772,938 kt | 2020 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 53 | Brazil | -774,724 kt | 2015 | down 96.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Non-Annex I countries -10,057 kt
- European Union (27) -303,122 kt
- United States of America -683,963 kt
- Annex I countries -2.23 million kt
- World -2.24 million kt
About this data
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