Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 507.58 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Western Sahara, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Western Sahara recorded 507.58 kt for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 264.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Western Sahara peaked at 507.58 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -777.42 kt, in 1990.
Western Sahara ranks 15th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Western Sahara, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -777.42 kt | — |
| 1991 | -777.42 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -777.42 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -777.42 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -777.42 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -777.42 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -777.42 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -777.42 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -777.42 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -777.42 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -777.42 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -344.56 kt | -55.7% |
| 2002 | -344.56 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -344.56 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -344.56 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -344.56 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -344.56 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -344.56 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -344.56 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -344.56 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -344.56 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -308 kt | -10.6% |
| 2012 | -308 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -308 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -308 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -308 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -343.98 kt | +11.7% |
| 2017 | -343.98 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -343.98 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -343.98 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -343.98 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 507.58 kt | -247.6% |
| 2022 | 507.58 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 507.58 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 507.58 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 507.58 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -777.42 kt | -777.42 kt | -777.42 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -387.84 kt | -777.42 kt | -344.56 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -326.05 kt | -344.56 kt | -308 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 365.66 kt | -343.98 kt | 507.58 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
More climate change data for Western Sahara
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.23 (2024)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 0.7354 (2024)
- Emissions-weighted carbon price from carbon taxes 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- Emissions-weighted carbon price in emissions trading systems 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- Carbon price vs. share of global CO₂ emissions covered 0 constant 2021 US$ per tonne of CO₂ equivalents (2025)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (2023)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions 0 kt (2023)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
- IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Western Sahara?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Western Sahara was 507.58 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Western Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 507.58 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was -777.42 kt in 1990.
- How does Western Sahara rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Western Sahara ranks 15th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is up 264.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western Sahara 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).