Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in World
World: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -3.60 million kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in World, 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 World is -3.60 million kt, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in World peaked at -3.60 million kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -4.41 million kt, in 2011.
That places World 31st out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 World, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -4.07 million kt | — |
| 1991 | -4.07 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -4.07 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -4.07 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -4.07 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -4.07 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -4.07 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -4.07 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -4.07 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -4.07 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -4.07 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -4.00 million kt | -1.5% |
| 2002 | -4.00 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -4.00 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -4.00 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -4.00 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -4.00 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -4.00 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -4.00 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -4.00 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -4.00 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -4.41 million kt | +10.1% |
| 2012 | -4.41 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -4.41 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -4.41 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -4.41 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -3.79 million kt | -14.0% |
| 2017 | -3.79 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -3.79 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -3.79 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -3.79 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -3.60 million kt | -5.1% |
| 2022 | -3.60 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -3.60 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -3.60 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -3.60 million kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -4.07 million kt | -4.07 million kt | -4.07 million kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.01 million kt | -4.07 million kt | -4.00 million kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.12 million kt | -4.41 million kt | -3.79 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.63 million kt | -3.79 million kt | -3.60 million kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
More climate change data for World
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24,468 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in World?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in World was -3.60 million kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was -3.60 million kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.41 million kt in 2011.
- How does World rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- World ranks 31st out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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).