Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in World

World: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -3.60 million kt in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
-3.60 million kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
31st
of 31 groups
All-time high
-3.60 million kt
in 2021
All-time low
-4.41 million kt
in 2011
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in World, 1990–2025

-4.4M-4.2M-4.0M-3.8M-3.6M1990200720251990: -4.1M kt1991: -4.1M kt1992: -4.1M kt1993: -4.1M kt1994: -4.1M kt1995: -4.1M kt1996: -4.1M kt1997: -4.1M kt1998: -4.1M kt1999: -4.1M kt2000: -4.1M kt2001: -4.0M kt2002: -4.0M kt2003: -4.0M kt2004: -4.0M kt2005: -4.0M kt2006: -4.0M kt2007: -4.0M kt2008: -4.0M kt2009: -4.0M kt2010: -4.0M kt2011: -4.4M kt2012: -4.4M kt2013: -4.4M kt2014: -4.4M kt2015: -4.4M kt2016: -3.8M kt2017: -3.8M kt2018: -3.8M kt2019: -3.8M kt2020: -3.8M kt2021: -3.6M kt2022: -3.6M kt2023: -3.6M kt2024: -3.6M kt2025: -3.6M kt

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

Annual values for Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in World, 1990 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 28 Palestine 2.99 kt compare
  2. 29 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 2.4 kt compare
  3. 30 Bhutan 2.26 kt compare
  4. 31 Dominica 2.22 kt compare
  5. 32 Zambia 2 kt compare
  6. 33 Montserrat 1.38 kt compare
  7. 34 Malawi 1.01 kt compare

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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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Indicator
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
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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).