Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Americas
Americas: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -818,511 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Americas, 1990–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 22 San Marino 7.33 kt compare
- 23 Cayman Islands 7.25 kt compare
- 24 Guinea-Bissau 7.01 kt compare
- 25 Eritrea 4.42 kt compare
- 26 Suriname 4.3 kt compare
- 27 Barbados 3.59 kt compare
- 28 Palestine 2.99 kt compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,822 kt (2050)
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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About this data
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).