Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Australia
Australia: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was -16,086 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Australia, 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 Australia is -16,086 kt, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Australia peaked at -11,485 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, -31,162 kt, in 2016.
Australia ranks 221st of 243 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) (Forest land) in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -12,532 kt | — |
| 1991 | -12,532 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -12,532 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -12,532 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -12,532 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -12,532 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -12,532 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -12,532 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -12,532 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -12,532 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -12,532 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -11,485 kt | -8.4% |
| 2002 | -11,485 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -11,485 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -11,485 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -11,485 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -11,485 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -11,485 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -11,485 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -11,485 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -11,485 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -26,436 kt | +130.2% |
| 2012 | -26,436 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -26,436 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -26,436 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -26,436 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -31,162 kt | +17.9% |
| 2017 | -31,162 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -31,162 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -31,162 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -31,162 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -16,086 kt | -48.4% |
| 2022 | -16,086 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -16,086 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -16,086 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -16,086 kt | -0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's -16,086 kt is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -7.49 kt, 2147.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -12,532 kt | -12,532 kt | -12,532 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -11,590 kt | -12,532 kt | -11,485 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -26,831 kt | -31,162 kt | -11,485 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -18,599 kt | -31,162 kt | -16,086 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Australia?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Australia was -16,086 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?
- The highest recorded value was -11,485 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -31,162 kt in 2016.
- How does Australia rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Australia ranks 221st out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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).