Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Northern America
Northern America: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -397,006 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Northern America, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Northern America stood at -397,006 kt. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Northern America peaked at -397,006 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -902,129 kt, in 1990.
Northern America ranks 23rd of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -902,129 kt | — |
| 1991 | -902,129 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -902,129 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -902,129 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -902,129 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -902,129 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -902,129 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -902,129 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -902,129 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -902,129 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -902,129 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -631,564 kt | -30.0% |
| 2002 | -631,564 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -631,564 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -631,564 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -631,564 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -631,564 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -631,564 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -631,564 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -631,564 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -631,564 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -793,379 kt | +25.6% |
| 2012 | -793,379 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -793,379 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -793,379 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -793,379 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -688,149 kt | -13.3% |
| 2017 | -688,149 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -688,149 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -688,149 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -688,149 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -397,006 kt | -42.3% |
| 2022 | -397,006 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -397,006 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -397,006 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -397,006 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -902,129 kt | -902,129 kt | -902,129 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -658,620 kt | -902,129 kt | -631,564 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -735,106 kt | -793,379 kt | -631,564 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -445,530 kt | -688,149 kt | -397,006 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 20 Trinidad and Tobago 22.67 kt compare
- 20 Viet Nam -10,275 kt compare
- 21 Chile 19.64 kt compare
- 22 San Marino 7.33 kt compare
- 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
More climate change data for Northern America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 668.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Northern America?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Northern America was -397,006 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was -397,006 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was -902,129 kt in 1990.
- How does Northern America rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Northern America ranks 23rd out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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).