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

Russian Federation: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC was -1.21 million kt in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
-1.21 million kt
Change on year
down 21.0%
World rank
73rd
of 73 countries
All-time high
-762,059 kt
in 1992
All-time low
-1.74 million kt
in 2009
Years of data
31
1992–2022

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

-1.8M-1.6M-1.4M-1.2M-1.0M-800.0k1992200720221992: -762.1k kt1993: -958.5k kt1994: -1.1M kt1995: -1.2M kt1996: -1.3M kt1997: -1.3M kt1998: -1.3M kt1999: -1.3M kt2000: -1.3M kt2001: -1.4M kt2002: -1.5M kt2003: -1.5M kt2004: -1.7M kt2005: -1.7M kt2006: -1.6M kt2007: -1.7M kt2008: -1.7M kt2009: -1.7M kt2010: -1.7M kt2011: -1.4M kt2012: -1.0M kt2013: -1.4M kt2014: -1.2M kt2015: -1.2M kt2016: -1.1M kt2017: -1.1M kt2018: -1.0M kt2019: -957.2k kt2020: -1.1M kt2021: -998.8k kt2022: -1.2M kt

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

Analysis

In 2022, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in Russian Federation stood at -1.21 million kt.

That represents a change of down 21.0% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in Russian Federation peaked at -762,059 kt in 1992 and was at its lowest, -1.74 million kt, in 2009.

Russian Federation ranks 73rd of 73 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC in Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC in Russian Federation, 1992 to 2022.
Year kt Change
1992 -762,059 kt
1993 -958,479 kt +25.8%
1994 -1.10 million kt +15.0%
1995 -1.19 million kt +8.2%
1996 -1.26 million kt +5.3%
1997 -1.28 million kt +2.0%
1998 -1.32 million kt +2.8%
1999 -1.34 million kt +1.4%
2000 -1.33 million kt -0.7%
2001 -1.45 million kt +9.1%
2002 -1.49 million kt +3.0%
2003 -1.54 million kt +3.4%
2004 -1.69 million kt +9.6%
2005 -1.67 million kt -1.0%
2006 -1.62 million kt -3.2%
2007 -1.71 million kt +5.9%
2008 -1.70 million kt -0.7%
2009 -1.74 million kt +2.4%
2010 -1.73 million kt -0.4%
2011 -1.40 million kt -19.2%
2012 -1.02 million kt -27.2%
2013 -1.40 million kt +36.8%
2014 -1.17 million kt -15.9%
2015 -1.20 million kt +2.5%
2016 -1.08 million kt -10.0%
2017 -1.12 million kt +3.3%
2018 -1.04 million kt -6.8%
2019 -957,158 kt -8.2%
2020 -1.14 million kt +19.3%
2021 -998,793 kt -12.5%
2022 -1.21 million kt +21.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -1.15 million kt -1.34 million kt -762,059 kt 8
2000s -1.59 million kt -1.74 million kt -1.33 million kt 10
2010s -1.21 million kt -1.73 million kt -957,158 kt 10
2020s -1.12 million kt -1.21 million kt -998,793 kt 3

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 70 Malaysia -257,521 kt compare
  2. 71 Indonesia -266,742 kt compare
  3. 72 Brazil -314,842 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 Russian Federation?
Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in Russian Federation was -1.21 million 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 Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was -762,059 kt in 1992.
What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was -1.74 million kt in 2009.
How does Russian Federation rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc?
Russian Federation ranks 73rd out of 73 countries with data for 2022.
Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russian Federation 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).