Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Caribbean
Caribbean: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 1,525 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Caribbean, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 1,525 kt for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 123.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Caribbean peaked at 1,525 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -24,314 kt, in 2001.
That places Caribbean 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -9,791 kt | — |
| 1991 | -9,791 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -9,791 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -9,791 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -9,791 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -9,791 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -9,791 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -9,791 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -9,791 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -9,791 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -9,791 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -24,314 kt | +148.3% |
| 2002 | -24,314 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -24,314 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -24,314 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -24,314 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -24,314 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -24,314 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -24,314 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -24,314 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -24,314 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -6,440 kt | -73.5% |
| 2012 | -6,440 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -6,440 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -6,440 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -6,440 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -11,459 kt | +77.9% |
| 2017 | -11,459 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -11,459 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -11,459 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -11,459 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,525 kt | -113.3% |
| 2022 | 1,525 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,525 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,525 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1,525 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -9,791 kt | -9,791 kt | -9,791 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -22,862 kt | -24,314 kt | -9,791 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -10,235 kt | -24,314 kt | -6,440 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -638.75 kt | -11,459 kt | 1,525 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 1 Italy 53,089 kt compare
- 2 Sudan 36,910 kt compare
- 3 Madagascar 18,693 kt compare
- 4 Canada 10,737 kt compare
- 4 Timor-Leste -6.48 kt compare
- 5 Cabo Verde -7.33 kt compare
- 5 Cuba 5,485 kt compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 5,295 kt compare
- 7 Benin 5,251 kt compare
More climate change data for Caribbean
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 31,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,905 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 792.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,366 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,732 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 133.29 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Caribbean?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Caribbean was 1,525 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1,525 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -24,314 kt in 2001.
- How does Caribbean rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Caribbean ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean 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).