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

Italy: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC was -26,375 kt in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
-26,375 kt
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
48th
of 73 countries
All-time high
-17,852 kt
in 1990
All-time low
-40,734 kt
in 2018
Years of data
33
1990–2022

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

-40.0k-35.0k-30.0k-25.0k-20.0k1990200620221990: -17.9k kt1991: -29.5k kt1992: -28.2k kt1993: -18.1k kt1994: -28.1k kt1995: -31.1k kt1996: -30.9k kt1997: -23.5k kt1998: -22.0k kt1999: -27.3k kt2000: -26.5k kt2001: -32.3k kt2002: -35.7k kt2003: -29.7k kt2004: -34.0k kt2005: -35.0k kt2006: -34.6k kt2007: -19.3k kt2008: -31.5k kt2009: -33.4k kt2010: -36.5k kt2011: -33.3k kt2012: -28.7k kt2013: -38.7k kt2014: -39.6k kt2015: -40.4k kt2016: -39.4k kt2017: -24.3k kt2018: -40.7k kt2019: -35.5k kt2020: -30.0k kt2021: -28.9k kt2022: -26.4k kt

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

Analysis

Italy recorded -26,375 kt for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in 2022.

That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in Italy peaked at -17,852 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, -40,734 kt, in 2018.

That places Italy 48th out of 73 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -25,652 kt -31,122 kt -17,852 kt 10
2000s -31,197 kt -35,668 kt -19,258 kt 10
2010s -35,706 kt -40,734 kt -24,258 kt 10
2020s -28,446 kt -30,042 kt -26,375 kt 3

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 45 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -18,183 kt compare
  2. 46 Paraguay -21,522 kt compare
  3. 47 Mongolia -24,734 kt compare
  4. 49 Cuba -27,766 kt compare
  5. 50 Romania -27,899 kt compare
  6. 51 Guinea-Bissau -29,644 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 Italy?
Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in Italy was -26,375 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 Italy?
The highest recorded value was -17,852 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was -40,734 kt in 2018.
How does Italy rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc?
Italy ranks 48th out of 73 countries with data for 2022.
Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Italy 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).