Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Melanesia
Melanesia: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was -2,399 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Melanesia, 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 Melanesia is -2,399 kt, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Melanesia peaked at -2,377 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, -5,666 kt, in 2011.
That places Melanesia 185th out of 243 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -3,182 kt | — |
| 1991 | -3,182 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -3,182 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -3,182 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -3,182 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -3,182 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -3,182 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -3,182 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -3,182 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -3,182 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -3,182 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -2,714 kt | -14.7% |
| 2002 | -2,714 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -2,714 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -2,714 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -2,714 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -2,714 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -2,714 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -2,714 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -2,714 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -2,714 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -5,666 kt | +108.7% |
| 2012 | -5,666 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -5,666 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -5,666 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -5,666 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -2,377 kt | -58.1% |
| 2017 | -2,377 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -2,377 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -2,377 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -2,377 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -2,399 kt | +0.9% |
| 2022 | -2,399 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -2,399 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -2,399 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -2,399 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -3,182 kt | -3,182 kt | -3,182 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -2,761 kt | -3,182 kt | -2,714 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -4,055 kt | -5,666 kt | -2,377 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -2,395 kt | -2,399 kt | -2,377 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
More climate change data for Melanesia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 27.63 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,051 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,764 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 134.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 187.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 156.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 31.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.591 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Melanesia?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Melanesia was -2,399 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was -2,377 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -5,666 kt in 2011.
- How does Melanesia rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Melanesia ranks 185th out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia 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).