Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC by country
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).
What the numbers show
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC is currently reported for 76 countries. The highest value is 349,774 kt in Nigeria; the lowest is -1.21 million kt in Russian Federation.
The median across all reporting countries is -7,792 kt, and the mean is -45,981 kt.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Kenya (up 1,447.2%), and the largest decrease in Liechtenstein (down 234.5%).
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 349,774 kt | 2022 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 146,679 kt | 2022 | up 584.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Czechia | 5,294 kt | 2022 | up 166.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Kenya | 2,681 kt | 2022 | up 1,447.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Latvia | 315.56 kt | 2022 | up 105.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Malta | -0.149 kt | 2022 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Liechtenstein | -13.38 kt | 2022 | down 234.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Singapore | -75.84 kt | 2022 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 9 | Slovenia | -80.58 kt | 2022 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Cyprus | -187.93 kt | 2023 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Iceland | -509.15 kt | 2022 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Luxembourg | -689.19 kt | 2022 | down 75.8% | rising |
| 13 | Morocco | -952.72 kt | 2022 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 14 | Switzerland | -1,267 kt | 2022 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Mauritius | -1,279 kt | 2022 | down 227.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | -1,432 kt | 2022 | up 50.4% | flat |
| 17 | Argentina | -1,523 kt | 2022 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Republic of Moldova | -1,592 kt | 2022 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 19 | Estonia | -1,676 kt | 2022 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Tajikistan | -1,678 kt | 2022 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 21 | Ireland | -1,901 kt | 2022 | up 50.2% | falling |
| 22 | Belgium | -1,988 kt | 2022 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 23 | Greece | -2,188 kt | 2022 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 24 | Ghana | -2,700 kt | 2022 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 25 | Denmark | -3,418 kt | 2022 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 26 | Costa Rica | -4,260 kt | 2021 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Brunei Darussalam | -4,463 kt | 2022 | down 9.5% | flat |
| 28 | Austria | -4,612 kt | 2022 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Serbia | -4,740 kt | 2022 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 30 | Portugal | -4,741 kt | 2022 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Uzbekistan | -5,010 kt | 2022 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 32 | Croatia | -5,617 kt | 2022 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 33 | Hungary | -6,294 kt | 2022 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 34 | Georgia | -6,694 kt | 2022 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 35 | Rwanda | -6,805 kt | 2022 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 36 | Lithuania | -6,874 kt | 2022 | up 33.0% | falling |
| 37 | Slovakia | -7,005 kt | 2022 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 38 | Finland | -7,204 kt | 2022 | up 80.3% | rising |
| 39 | Bulgaria | -8,380 kt | 2022 | down 21.4% | rising |
| 40 | Algeria | -10,150 kt | 2022 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 41 | Colombia | -15,602 kt | 2014 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | -16,027 kt | 2022 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Ecuador | -17,014 kt | 2022 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 44 | New Zealand | -17,532 kt | 2022 | up 35.8% | flat |
| 45 | Norway | -18,069 kt | 2022 | up 40.3% | falling |
| 46 | Nepal | -18,072 kt | 2022 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 47 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -18,183 kt | 2022 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 48 | Paraguay | -21,522 kt | 2021 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 49 | Mongolia | -24,734 kt | 2013 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 50 | Italy | -26,375 kt | 2022 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 51 | Cuba | -27,766 kt | 2022 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 52 | Romania | -27,899 kt | 2022 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 53 | Guinea-Bissau | -29,644 kt | 2022 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 54 | Solomon Islands | -31,758 kt | 2022 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 55 | Poland | -34,166 kt | 2022 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 56 | Ukraine | -35,435 kt | 2022 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 57 | Panama | -35,779 kt | 2021 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 58 | France | -37,966 kt | 2022 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 59 | Sweden | -40,054 kt | 2022 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 60 | Germany | -40,238 kt | 2022 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 61 | Republic of Korea | -41,207 kt | 2022 | up 20.1% | falling |
| 62 | Spain | -41,829 kt | 2022 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 63 | Türkiye | -45,730 kt | 2022 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 64 | Belarus | -52,882 kt | 2022 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 65 | Japan | -59,763 kt | 2022 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 66 | Australia | -72,108 kt | 2022 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Canada | -110,899 kt | 2022 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 68 | Madagascar | -111,347 kt | 2010 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 69 | Namibia | -122,328 kt | 2022 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 70 | Guyana | -148,876 kt | 2022 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 71 | Mexico | -178,950 kt | 2022 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 72 | Malaysia | -257,521 kt | 2021 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 73 | Indonesia | -266,742 kt | 2022 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 74 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | -313,515 kt | 2022 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 75 | Brazil | -314,842 kt | 2022 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 76 | Russian Federation | -1.21 million kt | 2022 | down 18.5% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Africa -85,684 kt
- United States of America -794,547 kt
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).