Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Asia
Asia: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was -1.22 million kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Asia, 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 Asia is -1.22 million kt, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Asia peaked at -825,300 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, -1.61 million kt, in 2016.
Asia ranks 27th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Asia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -825,300 kt | — |
| 1991 | -825,300 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -832,519 kt | +0.9% |
| 1993 | -832,519 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -832,519 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -832,519 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -832,519 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -832,519 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -832,519 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -832,519 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -832,519 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -880,739 kt | +5.8% |
| 2002 | -880,739 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -880,739 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -880,739 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -880,739 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -880,739 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -880,739 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -880,739 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -880,739 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -880,739 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -1.25 million kt | +42.5% |
| 2012 | -1.25 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -1.25 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -1.25 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1.25 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -1.61 million kt | +28.6% |
| 2017 | -1.61 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -1.61 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -1.61 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -1.61 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -1.22 million kt | -24.5% |
| 2022 | -1.22 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -1.22 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -1.22 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -1.22 million kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -831,075 kt | -832,519 kt | -825,300 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -875,917 kt | -880,739 kt | -832,519 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.36 million kt | -1.61 million kt | -880,739 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.28 million kt | -1.61 million kt | -1.22 million kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 24 Cayman Islands 7.25 kt compare
- 25 Guinea-Bissau 7.01 kt compare
- 26 Eritrea 4.42 kt compare
- 27 Suriname 4.3 kt compare
- 28 Barbados 3.59 kt compare
- 29 Palestine 2.99 kt compare
- 30 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 2.4 kt compare
More climate change data for Asia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 84.05 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 512,601 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.49 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 53,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.12 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 552,825 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 567,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2,086 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Asia?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Asia was -1.22 million kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was -825,300 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.61 million kt in 2016.
- How does Asia rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Asia ranks 27th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia 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).