Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in OECD
OECD: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was -520,654 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in OECD, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in OECD stood at -520,654 kt. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in OECD peaked at -520,654 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.52 million kt, in 1993.
OECD ranks 240th of 243 countries on this measure, 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 OECD, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -1.48 million kt | — |
| 1991 | -1.48 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -1.51 million kt | +1.9% |
| 1993 | -1.52 million kt | +0.7% |
| 1994 | -1.52 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -1.52 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -1.52 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -1.52 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -1.52 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -1.52 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -1.52 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -1.47 million kt | -3.4% |
| 2002 | -1.47 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -1.47 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -1.47 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1.47 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -1.47 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -1.47 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -1.47 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -1.47 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -1.47 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -1.50 million kt | +2.1% |
| 2012 | -1.50 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -1.50 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -1.50 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1.50 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -1.05 million kt | -30.0% |
| 2017 | -1.05 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -1.05 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -1.05 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -1.05 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -520,654 kt | -50.3% |
| 2022 | -520,654 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -520,654 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -520,654 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -520,654 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.51 million kt | -1.52 million kt | -1.48 million kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.47 million kt | -1.52 million kt | -1.47 million kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.31 million kt | -1.50 million kt | -1.05 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -608,537 kt | -1.05 million kt | -520,654 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD
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- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 29.42 billion kg (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 3.61 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 139.28 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 51.58 million t (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 14.64 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 65.07 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 79.71 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 4.14 billion kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 462.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in OECD?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in OECD was -520,654 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was -520,654 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.52 million kt in 1993.
- How does OECD rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- OECD ranks 240th out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD 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).