Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in United States of America
United States of America: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -407,742 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in United States of America, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United States of America recorded -407,742 kt for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in United States of America peaked at -407,742 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -857,598 kt, in 1990.
United States of America ranks 24th of 31 groups 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) in United States of America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -857,598 kt | — |
| 1991 | -857,598 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -857,598 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -857,598 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -857,598 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -857,598 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -857,598 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -857,598 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -857,598 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -857,598 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -857,598 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -849,446 kt | -1.0% |
| 2002 | -849,446 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -849,446 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -849,446 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -849,446 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -849,446 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -849,446 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -849,446 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -849,446 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -849,446 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -817,293 kt | -3.8% |
| 2012 | -817,293 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -817,293 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -817,293 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -817,293 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -759,077 kt | -7.1% |
| 2017 | -759,077 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -759,077 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -759,077 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -759,077 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -407,742 kt | -46.3% |
| 2022 | -407,742 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -407,742 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -407,742 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -407,742 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -857,598 kt | -857,598 kt | -857,598 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -850,261 kt | -857,598 kt | -849,446 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -797,222 kt | -849,446 kt | -759,077 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -466,298 kt | -759,077 kt | -407,742 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 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
- 27 Barbados 3.59 kt compare
More climate change data for United States of America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 10.76 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in United States of America?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in United States of America was -407,742 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was -407,742 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was -857,598 kt in 1990.
- How does United States of America rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- United States of America ranks 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of 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).