Forestland — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC in World

World: Forestland — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC was -2.24 million kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
-2.24 million kt
Change on year
up 13.3%
Rank
5th
of 5 groups
All-time high
-1.66 million kt
in 1990
All-time low
-3.92 million kt
in 2010
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Forestland — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC in World, 1990–2020

-4.0M-3.5M-3.0M-2.5M-2.0M-1.5M1990200520201990: -1.7M kt1991: -1.8M kt1992: -2.3M kt1993: -2.4M kt1994: -2.9M kt1995: -2.3M kt1996: -2.4M kt1997: -2.4M kt1998: -2.5M kt1999: -2.5M kt2000: -3.5M kt2001: -3.1M kt2002: -3.1M kt2003: -3.1M kt2004: -2.9M kt2005: -3.4M kt2006: -3.2M kt2007: -3.1M kt2008: -3.2M kt2009: -3.3M kt2010: -3.9M kt2011: -3.3M kt2012: -3.8M kt2013: -3.0M kt2014: -3.2M kt2015: -3.7M kt2016: -3.3M kt2017: -2.7M kt2018: -2.7M kt2019: -2.6M kt2020: -2.2M kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for forestland — emissions (co2) — unfccc in World is -2.24 million kt, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — emissions (co2) — unfccc in World peaked at -1.66 million kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, -3.92 million kt, in 2010.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -2.33 million kt -2.89 million kt -1.66 million kt 10
2000s -3.18 million kt -3.48 million kt -2.86 million kt 10
2010s -3.22 million kt -3.92 million kt -2.58 million kt 10
2020s -2.24 million kt -2.24 million kt -2.24 million kt 1

Countries ranked near World

  1. 2 Malta -0.286 kt compare
  2. 3 Liechtenstein -7.81 kt compare
  3. 4 Cyprus -139.27 kt compare
  4. 5 Estonia -193.38 kt compare
  5. 6 Luxembourg -382.87 kt compare
  6. 7 Iceland -512.34 kt compare
  7. 8 Portugal -1,692 kt compare

See the full ranking of 54 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forestland — emissions (co2) — unfccc in World?
Forestland — emissions (co2) — unfccc in World was -2.24 million kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forestland — emissions (co2) — unfccc recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was -1.66 million kt in 1990.
What is the lowest forestland — emissions (co2) — unfccc recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was -3.92 million kt in 2010.
How does World rank for forestland — emissions (co2) — unfccc?
World ranks 5th out of 5 groups with data for 2020.
Is forestland — emissions (co2) — unfccc rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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