Forestland — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States
United States: Forestland — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was -683,963 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United States recorded -683,963 kt for forestland — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — 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 (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United States peaked at -628,117 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, -755,702 kt, in 1992.
That places United States 50th out of 53 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Forestland — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States, year by year
| 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% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's -683,963 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is -6,899 kt, 99.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for United States
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United States?
- Forestland — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United States was -683,963 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was -628,117 kt in 2004.
- What is the lowest forestland — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was -755,702 kt in 1992.
- How does United States rank for forestland — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
- United States ranks 50th out of 53 countries with data for 2020.
- Is forestland — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in United States?
- 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 data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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