Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Americas

Americas: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -818,511 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
-818,511 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
25th
of 31 groups
All-time high
-818,511 kt
in 2021
All-time low
-1.58 million kt
in 2011
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Americas, 1990–2025

-1.6M-1.4M-1.2M-1.0M-800.0k1990200720251990: -1.5M kt1991: -1.5M kt1992: -1.5M kt1993: -1.5M kt1994: -1.5M kt1995: -1.5M kt1996: -1.5M kt1997: -1.5M kt1998: -1.5M kt1999: -1.5M kt2000: -1.5M kt2001: -1.3M kt2002: -1.3M kt2003: -1.3M kt2004: -1.3M kt2005: -1.3M kt2006: -1.3M kt2007: -1.3M kt2008: -1.3M kt2009: -1.3M kt2010: -1.3M kt2011: -1.6M kt2012: -1.6M kt2013: -1.6M kt2014: -1.6M kt2015: -1.6M kt2016: -1.0M kt2017: -1.0M kt2018: -1.0M kt2019: -1.0M kt2020: -1.0M kt2021: -818.5k kt2022: -818.5k kt2023: -818.5k kt2024: -818.5k kt2025: -818.5k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Americas is -818,511 kt, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is up 48.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Americas peaked at -818,511 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.58 million kt, in 2011.

Americas ranks 25th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Americas, 1990 to 2025.
Year kt Change
1990 -1.54 million kt
1991 -1.54 million kt -0.0%
1992 -1.54 million kt -0.0%
1993 -1.54 million kt -0.0%
1994 -1.54 million kt -0.0%
1995 -1.54 million kt -0.0%
1996 -1.54 million kt -0.0%
1997 -1.54 million kt -0.0%
1998 -1.54 million kt -0.0%
1999 -1.54 million kt -0.0%
2000 -1.54 million kt -0.0%
2001 -1.28 million kt -16.7%
2002 -1.28 million kt -0.0%
2003 -1.28 million kt -0.0%
2004 -1.28 million kt -0.0%
2005 -1.28 million kt -0.0%
2006 -1.28 million kt -0.0%
2007 -1.28 million kt -0.0%
2008 -1.28 million kt -0.0%
2009 -1.28 million kt -0.0%
2010 -1.28 million kt -0.0%
2011 -1.58 million kt +23.1%
2012 -1.58 million kt -0.0%
2013 -1.58 million kt -0.0%
2014 -1.58 million kt -0.0%
2015 -1.58 million kt -0.0%
2016 -1.01 million kt -36.1%
2017 -1.01 million kt -0.0%
2018 -1.01 million kt -0.0%
2019 -1.01 million kt -0.0%
2020 -1.01 million kt -0.0%
2021 -818,511 kt -18.7%
2022 -818,511 kt -0.0%
2023 -818,511 kt -0.0%
2024 -818,511 kt -0.0%
2025 -818,511 kt -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -1.54 million kt -1.54 million kt -1.54 million kt 10
2000s -1.31 million kt -1.54 million kt -1.28 million kt 10
2010s -1.32 million kt -1.58 million kt -1.01 million kt 10
2020s -849,966 kt -1.01 million kt -818,511 kt 6

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 22 San Marino 7.33 kt compare
  2. 23 Cayman Islands 7.25 kt compare
  3. 24 Guinea-Bissau 7.01 kt compare
  4. 25 Eritrea 4.42 kt compare
  5. 26 Suriname 4.3 kt compare
  6. 27 Barbados 3.59 kt compare
  7. 28 Palestine 2.99 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Americas?
Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Americas was -818,511 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was -818,511 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was -1.58 million kt in 2011.
How does Americas rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Americas ranks 25th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).