Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC in Canada

Canada: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC was -110,899 kt in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
-110,899 kt
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
67th
of 76 countries
All-time high
-70,861 kt
in 2005
All-time low
-110,899 kt
in 2022
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC in Canada, 1990–2022

-110.0k-100.0k-90.0k-80.0k-70.0k1990200620221990: -91.8k kt1991: -100.3k kt1992: -100.5k kt1993: -98.6k kt1994: -97.5k kt1995: -90.6k kt1996: -96.6k kt1997: -94.6k kt1998: -92.4k kt1999: -89.9k kt2000: -87.3k kt2001: -91.8k kt2002: -86.7k kt2003: -80.6k kt2004: -75.2k kt2005: -70.9k kt2006: -74.0k kt2007: -75.9k kt2008: -80.9k kt2009: -89.1k kt2010: -84.4k kt2011: -92.2k kt2012: -96.8k kt2013: -97.6k kt2014: -100.8k kt2015: -97.2k kt2016: -103.2k kt2017: -104.5k kt2018: -104.1k kt2019: -107.4k kt2020: -104.0k kt2021: -108.0k kt2022: -110.9k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Canada recorded -110,899 kt for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in Canada peaked at -70,861 kt in 2005 and was at its lowest, -110,899 kt, in 2022.

Canada ranks 67th of 76 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -95,271 kt -100,450 kt -89,882 kt 10
2000s -81,242 kt -91,778 kt -70,861 kt 10
2010s -98,809 kt -107,371 kt -84,388 kt 10
2020s -107,634 kt -110,899 kt -104,024 kt 3

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 64 Belarus -52,882 kt compare
  2. 65 Japan -59,763 kt compare
  3. 66 Australia -72,108 kt compare
  4. 68 Madagascar -111,347 kt compare
  5. 69 Namibia -122,328 kt compare
  6. 70 Guyana -148,876 kt compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in Canada?
Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in Canada was -110,899 kt in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was -70,861 kt in 2005.
What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was -110,899 kt in 2022.
How does Canada rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc?
Canada ranks 67th out of 76 countries with data for 2022.
Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Canada 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) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 2,145 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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).