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

Germany: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC was -40,238 kt in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
-40,238 kt
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
60th
of 76 countries
All-time high
-20,123 kt
in 1990
All-time low
-86,363 kt
in 1992
Years of data
33
1990–2022

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

-80.0k-60.0k-40.0k-20.0k1990200620221990: -20.1k kt1991: -81.0k kt1992: -86.4k kt1993: -86.1k kt1994: -77.4k kt1995: -70.9k kt1996: -74.3k kt1997: -72.6k kt1998: -71.5k kt1999: -73.5k kt2000: -51.6k kt2001: -71.1k kt2002: -35.3k kt2003: -36.6k kt2004: -35.6k kt2005: -34.8k kt2006: -33.4k kt2007: -29.1k kt2008: -50.0k kt2009: -53.4k kt2010: -43.9k kt2011: -48.9k kt2012: -56.4k kt2013: -60.6k kt2014: -52.5k kt2015: -54.7k kt2016: -57.0k kt2017: -52.8k kt2018: -44.8k kt2019: -46.3k kt2020: -35.9k kt2021: -39.1k kt2022: -40.2k kt

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

Analysis

Germany recorded -40,238 kt for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in 2022.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in Germany peaked at -20,123 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, -86,363 kt, in 1992.

That places Germany 60th out of 76 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -71,383 kt -86,363 kt -20,123 kt 10
2000s -43,088 kt -71,131 kt -29,118 kt 10
2010s -51,796 kt -60,627 kt -43,875 kt 10
2020s -38,427 kt -40,238 kt -35,896 kt 3

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 57 Panama -35,779 kt compare
  2. 58 France -37,966 kt compare
  3. 59 Sweden -40,054 kt compare
  4. 61 Republic of Korea -41,207 kt compare
  5. 62 Spain -41,829 kt compare
  6. 63 Türkiye -45,730 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 Germany?
Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in Germany was -40,238 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 Germany?
The highest recorded value was -20,123 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was -86,363 kt in 1992.
How does Germany rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc?
Germany ranks 60th out of 76 countries with data for 2022.
Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany 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).