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

Spain: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC was -41,829 kt in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
-41,829 kt
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
62nd
of 76 countries
All-time high
-34,898 kt
in 1990
All-time low
-45,692 kt
in 2009
Years of data
33
1990–2022

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

-45.0k-42.5k-40.0k-37.5k-35.0k1990200620221990: -34.9k kt1991: -35.2k kt1992: -35.6k kt1993: -35.9k kt1994: -36.3k kt1995: -36.6k kt1996: -37.0k kt1997: -37.3k kt1998: -38.7k kt1999: -40.3k kt2000: -42.3k kt2001: -43.2k kt2002: -42.2k kt2003: -42.0k kt2004: -43.2k kt2005: -44.3k kt2006: -45.0k kt2007: -45.4k kt2008: -45.6k kt2009: -45.7k kt2010: -45.2k kt2011: -44.8k kt2012: -44.3k kt2013: -43.9k kt2014: -43.4k kt2015: -43.0k kt2016: -42.8k kt2017: -42.7k kt2018: -42.5k kt2019: -42.4k kt2020: -42.2k kt2021: -42.0k kt2022: -41.8k kt

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

Analysis

Spain recorded -41,829 kt for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in 2022.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in Spain peaked at -34,898 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, -45,692 kt, in 2009.

Spain ranks 62nd of 76 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -36,790 kt -40,274 kt -34,898 kt 10
2000s -43,896 kt -45,692 kt -42,020 kt 10
2010s -43,502 kt -45,230 kt -42,365 kt 10
2020s -42,017 kt -42,206 kt -41,829 kt 3

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 59 Sweden -40,054 kt compare
  2. 60 Germany -40,238 kt compare
  3. 61 Republic of Korea -41,207 kt compare
  4. 63 Türkiye -45,730 kt compare
  5. 64 Belarus -52,882 kt compare
  6. 65 Japan -59,763 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 Spain?
Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc in Spain was -41,829 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 Spain?
The highest recorded value was -34,898 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was -45,692 kt in 2009.
How does Spain rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc?
Spain ranks 62nd out of 76 countries with data for 2022.
Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) — unfccc rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain 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).