Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was -464.42 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico is -464.42 kt, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Puerto Rico peaked at -464.42 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2,433 kt, in 2016.
Puerto Rico ranks 161st of 243 countries 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) (Forest land) in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -1,463 kt | — |
| 1991 | -1,463 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -1,463 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -1,463 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -1,463 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -1,463 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -1,463 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -1,463 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -1,463 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -1,463 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -1,463 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -2,174 kt | +48.6% |
| 2002 | -2,174 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -2,174 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -2,174 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -2,174 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -2,174 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -2,174 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -2,174 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -2,174 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -2,174 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -513.64 kt | -76.4% |
| 2012 | -513.64 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -513.64 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -513.64 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -513.64 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -2,433 kt | +373.6% |
| 2017 | -2,433 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -2,433 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -2,433 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -2,433 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -464.42 kt | -80.9% |
| 2022 | -464.42 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -464.42 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -464.42 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -464.42 kt | -0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's -464.42 kt is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -8.46 kt, 54.9× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1,463 kt | -1,463 kt | -1,463 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -2,103 kt | -2,174 kt | -1,463 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -1,447 kt | -2,433 kt | -513.64 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -792.44 kt | -2,433 kt | -464.42 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More climate change data for Puerto Rico
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.50 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,291 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 329.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 961.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0524 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Puerto Rico?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Puerto Rico was -464.42 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was -464.42 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -2,433 kt in 2016.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Puerto Rico ranks 161st out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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).