Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -24,578 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Australia and New Zealand, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Australia and New Zealand stood at -24,578 kt. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Australia and New Zealand peaked at -24,578 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -47,938 kt, in 2011.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 205th of 223 countries 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) in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -33,220 kt | — |
| 1991 | -33,220 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -33,220 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -33,220 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -33,220 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -33,220 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -33,220 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -33,220 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -33,220 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -33,220 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -33,220 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -33,306 kt | +0.3% |
| 2002 | -33,306 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -33,306 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -33,306 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -33,306 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -33,306 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -33,306 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -33,306 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -33,306 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -33,306 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -47,938 kt | +43.9% |
| 2012 | -47,938 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -47,938 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -47,938 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -47,938 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -46,694 kt | -2.6% |
| 2017 | -46,694 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -46,694 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -46,694 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -46,694 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -24,578 kt | -47.4% |
| 2022 | -24,578 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -24,578 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -24,578 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -24,578 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -33,220 kt | -33,220 kt | -33,220 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -33,298 kt | -33,306 kt | -33,220 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -45,978 kt | -47,938 kt | -33,306 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -28,264 kt | -46,694 kt | -24,578 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More climate change data for Australia and New Zealand
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.41 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 164,901 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 46,145 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 118,756 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 174.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,241 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,657 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,510 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 43.99 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Australia and New Zealand?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Australia and New Zealand was -24,578 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was -24,578 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -47,938 kt in 2011.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 205th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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).