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

Lithuania: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC was -6,874 kt in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
-6,874 kt
Change on year
down 9.6%
World rank
36th
of 76 countries
All-time high
169.09 kt
in 1996
All-time low
-10,585 kt
in 2011
Years of data
31
1992–2022

Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC in Lithuania, 1992–2022

-10.0k-7.5k-5.0k-2.5k01992200720221992: -7.8k kt1993: -8.3k kt1994: -7.8k kt1995: -5.6k kt1996: 169.1 kt1997: -1.2k kt1998: -8.6k kt1999: -8.3k kt2000: -9.7k kt2001: -7.3k kt2002: -6.5k kt2003: -5.3k kt2004: -5.2k kt2005: -4.7k kt2006: -4.9k kt2007: -6.1k kt2008: -7.7k kt2009: -8.9k kt2010: -10.0k kt2011: -10.6k kt2012: -10.3k kt2013: -10.1k kt2014: -9.3k kt2015: -8.5k kt2016: -7.7k kt2017: -7.5k kt2018: -7.4k kt2019: -7.1k kt2020: -7.1k kt2021: -6.3k kt2022: -6.9k kt

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

Analysis

Lithuania recorded -6,874 kt for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in Lithuania peaked at 169.09 kt in 1996 and was at its lowest, -10,585 kt, in 2011.

Lithuania ranks 36th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -5,936 kt -8,551 kt 169.09 kt 8
2000s -6,625 kt -9,726 kt -4,702 kt 10
2010s -8,839 kt -10,585 kt -7,069 kt 10
2020s -6,757 kt -7,125 kt -6,270 kt 3

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 33 Hungary -6,294 kt compare
  2. 34 Georgia -6,694 kt compare
  3. 35 Rwanda -6,805 kt compare
  4. 37 Slovakia -7,005 kt compare
  5. 38 Finland -7,204 kt compare
  6. 39 Bulgaria -8,380 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 Lithuania?
Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in Lithuania was -6,874 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 Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 169.09 kt in 1996.
What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was -10,585 kt in 2011.
How does Lithuania rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc?
Lithuania ranks 36th out of 76 countries with data for 2022.
Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lithuania 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).