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

Finland: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC was -7,204 kt in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
-7,204 kt
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
36th
of 73 countries
All-time high
-7,204 kt
in 2022
All-time low
-50,656 kt
in 2009
Years of data
33
1990–2022

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

-50.0k-40.0k-30.0k-20.0k-10.0k1990200620221990: -32.0k kt1991: -46.0k kt1992: -39.7k kt1993: -38.3k kt1994: -30.4k kt1995: -29.5k kt1996: -37.6k kt1997: -31.2k kt1998: -28.9k kt1999: -29.9k kt2000: -29.2k kt2001: -32.4k kt2002: -33.0k kt2003: -33.0k kt2004: -34.5k kt2005: -38.1k kt2006: -39.5k kt2007: -28.4k kt2008: -35.2k kt2009: -50.7k kt2010: -35.4k kt2011: -34.5k kt2012: -36.5k kt2013: -28.8k kt2014: -28.9k kt2015: -24.3k kt2016: -20.2k kt2017: -16.9k kt2018: -7.9k kt2019: -14.8k kt2020: -18.9k kt2021: -7.4k kt2022: -7.2k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in Finland is -7,204 kt, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 80.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in Finland peaked at -7,204 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, -50,656 kt, in 2009.

Finland ranks 36th of 73 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -34,354 kt -46,000 kt -28,918 kt 10
2000s -35,382 kt -50,656 kt -28,370 kt 10
2010s -24,834 kt -36,530 kt -7,924 kt 10
2020s -11,172 kt -18,877 kt -7,204 kt 3

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 33 Rwanda -6,805 kt compare
  2. 34 Lithuania -6,874 kt compare
  3. 35 Slovak Republic -7,005 kt compare
  4. 37 Bulgaria -8,380 kt compare
  5. 38 Algeria -10,150 kt compare
  6. 39 Colombia -15,602 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 Finland?
Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in Finland was -7,204 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 Finland?
The highest recorded value was -7,204 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was -50,656 kt in 2009.
How does Finland rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc?
Finland ranks 36th out of 73 countries with data for 2022.
Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland 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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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
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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).