Forestland — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC in United States of America

United States of America: Forestland — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC was -683,963 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
-683,963 kt
Change on year
down 6.0%
Rank
3rd
of 5 groups
All-time high
-628,117 kt
in 2004
All-time low
-755,702 kt
in 1992
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Forestland — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC in United States of America, 1990–2020

-750.0k-700.0k-650.0k1990200520201990: -748.8k kt1991: -752.8k kt1992: -755.7k kt1993: -751.0k kt1994: -748.6k kt1995: -744.7k kt1996: -742.3k kt1997: -739.1k kt1998: -729.6k kt1999: -723.9k kt2000: -721.6k kt2001: -719.9k kt2002: -687.8k kt2003: -709.3k kt2004: -628.1k kt2005: -680.3k kt2006: -707.0k kt2007: -705.2k kt2008: -711.6k kt2009: -683.8k kt2010: -705.9k kt2011: -718.8k kt2012: -707.3k kt2013: -693.8k kt2014: -712.0k kt2015: -636.3k kt2016: -729.9k kt2017: -687.6k kt2018: -682.5k kt2019: -645.5k kt2020: -684.0k kt

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

Analysis

United States of America recorded -683,963 kt for forestland — emissions (co2) — unfccc in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — emissions (co2) — unfccc in United States of America peaked at -628,117 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, -755,702 kt, in 1992.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Forestland — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Forestland — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC in United States of America, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 -748,821 kt
1991 -752,839 kt +0.5%
1992 -755,702 kt +0.4%
1993 -750,979 kt -0.6%
1994 -748,591 kt -0.3%
1995 -744,748 kt -0.5%
1996 -742,263 kt -0.3%
1997 -739,120 kt -0.4%
1998 -729,565 kt -1.3%
1999 -723,862 kt -0.8%
2000 -721,556 kt -0.3%
2001 -719,869 kt -0.2%
2002 -687,761 kt -4.5%
2003 -709,315 kt +3.1%
2004 -628,117 kt -11.4%
2005 -680,293 kt +8.3%
2006 -706,970 kt +3.9%
2007 -705,170 kt -0.3%
2008 -711,640 kt +0.9%
2009 -683,847 kt -3.9%
2010 -705,889 kt +3.2%
2011 -718,799 kt +1.8%
2012 -707,279 kt -1.6%
2013 -693,838 kt -1.9%
2014 -711,961 kt +2.6%
2015 -636,281 kt -10.6%
2016 -729,883 kt +14.7%
2017 -687,624 kt -5.8%
2018 -682,497 kt -0.7%
2019 -645,520 kt -5.4%
2020 -683,963 kt +6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -743,649 kt -755,702 kt -723,862 kt 10
2000s -695,454 kt -721,556 kt -628,117 kt 10
2010s -691,957 kt -729,883 kt -636,281 kt 10
2020s -683,963 kt -683,963 kt -683,963 kt 1

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 Czechia 14,674 kt compare
  2. 1 Türkiye -49,853 kt compare
  3. 2 Malta -0.286 kt compare
  4. 3 Liechtenstein -7.81 kt compare
  5. 4 Cyprus -139.27 kt compare
  6. 5 Estonia -193.38 kt compare
  7. 6 Luxembourg -382.87 kt compare

See the full ranking of 54 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forestland — emissions (co2) — unfccc in United States of America?
Forestland — emissions (co2) — unfccc in United States of America was -683,963 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forestland — emissions (co2) — unfccc recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was -628,117 kt in 2004.
What is the lowest forestland — emissions (co2) — unfccc recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was -755,702 kt in 1992.
How does United States of America rank for forestland — emissions (co2) — unfccc?
United States of America ranks 3rd out of 5 groups with data for 2020.
Is forestland — emissions (co2) — unfccc rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forestland — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
54 places, 1,507 data points, 1990–2020
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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