Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -920,192 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Eastern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded -920,192 kt for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Eastern Asia peaked at -481,383 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, -969,795 kt, in 2016.
Eastern Asia ranks 26th of 31 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) in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -481,383 kt | — |
| 1991 | -481,383 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -481,383 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -481,383 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -481,383 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -481,383 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -481,383 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -481,383 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -481,383 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -481,383 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -481,383 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -562,587 kt | +16.9% |
| 2002 | -562,587 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -562,587 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -562,587 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -562,587 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -562,587 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -562,587 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -562,587 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -562,587 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -562,587 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -850,271 kt | +51.1% |
| 2012 | -850,271 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -850,271 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -850,271 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -850,271 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -969,795 kt | +14.1% |
| 2017 | -969,795 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -969,795 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -969,795 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -969,795 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -920,192 kt | -5.1% |
| 2022 | -920,192 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -920,192 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -920,192 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -920,192 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -481,383 kt | -481,383 kt | -481,383 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -554,467 kt | -562,587 kt | -481,383 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -869,312 kt | -969,795 kt | -562,587 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -928,459 kt | -969,795 kt | -920,192 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 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, State of 2.99 kt compare
- 29 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 2.4 kt compare
More climate change data for Eastern Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 650,555 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 205,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 445,468 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 773.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 15,910 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 363,511 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 206,758 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 156,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 780.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,598 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Eastern Asia?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Eastern Asia was -920,192 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was -481,383 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -969,795 kt in 2016.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Eastern Asia ranks 26th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern 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).