Net Forest conversion — Area — UNFCCC by country
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).
What the numbers show
Net Forest conversion — Area — UNFCCC is currently reported for 58 countries. The highest value is 14,033 1000 ha in Australia; the lowest is 0.02 1000 ha in Guinea-Bissau.
The median across all reporting countries is 53.05 1000 ha, and the mean is 417.37 1000 ha.
Over the past decade 34 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 400.0%), and the largest decrease in Indonesia (down 83.5%).
Net Forest conversion — Area — UNFCCC: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 14,033 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 2 | Ecuador | 4,217 1000 ha | 2022 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Cambodia | 579.28 1000 ha | 2016 | up 336.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Canada | 576.76 1000 ha | 2022 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 575.44 1000 ha | 2022 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 6 | France | 553.53 1000 ha | 2022 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 7 | Malaysia | 475.5 1000 ha | 2021 | down 54.5% | rising |
| 8 | Ghana | 318.38 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Sweden | 246.42 1000 ha | 2022 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 10 | Finland | 218.06 1000 ha | 2022 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 11 | Paraguay | 214.22 1000 ha | 2021 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 12 | New Zealand | 205.2 1000 ha | 2022 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 13 | Argentina | 181.38 1000 ha | 2022 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 14 | Mexico | 134.88 1000 ha | 2022 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 15 | Japan | 130.08 1000 ha | 2022 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Belarus | 108.88 1000 ha | 2022 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 17 | Portugal | 106.01 1000 ha | 2022 | down 42.6% | rising |
| 18 | Norway | 104.71 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 19 | Indonesia | 96.11 1000 ha | 2022 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Türkiye | 92.75 1000 ha | 2022 | up 41.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Namibia | 90.11 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 22 | Germany | 88.47 1000 ha | 2022 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Spain | 78.27 1000 ha | 2022 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 24 | Latvia | 75.26 1000 ha | 2022 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Panama | 74.45 1000 ha | 2021 | up 99.1% | rising |
| 26 | Austria | 69.02 1000 ha | 2022 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 27 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 68.62 1000 ha | 2022 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 28 | Italy | 67.95 1000 ha | 2022 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Rwanda | 53.76 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 30 | Kenya | 52.35 1000 ha | 2022 | up 173.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 41.12 1000 ha | 2022 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 32 | Romania | 36.82 1000 ha | 2022 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 33 | Switzerland | 33.1 1000 ha | 2022 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 34 | Estonia | 27.65 1000 ha | 2022 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Hungary | 26.41 1000 ha | 2022 | up 38.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Poland | 25.41 1000 ha | 2022 | up 129.0% | falling |
| 37 | Belgium | 25.02 1000 ha | 2022 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 38 | Ireland | 15.44 1000 ha | 2022 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Slovenia | 14.15 1000 ha | 2022 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 40 | Ukraine | 10.16 1000 ha | 2022 | down 73.7% | rising |
| 41 | Czechia | 9.43 1000 ha | 2022 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 42 | Lithuania | 9.18 1000 ha | 2022 | up 187.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Serbia | 6.45 1000 ha | 2022 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 5.81 1000 ha | 2022 | up 104.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Guyana | 5.37 1000 ha | 2022 | down 61.0% | flat |
| 46 | Denmark | 4.92 1000 ha | 2022 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Croatia | 4.85 1000 ha | 2022 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Singapore | 4.52 1000 ha | 2022 | up 27.6% | flat |
| 49 | Slovakia | 4.01 1000 ha | 2022 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 50 | Greece | 3.55 1000 ha | 2022 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 51 | North Macedonia | 2.94 1000 ha | 2014 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Costa Rica | 2.84 1000 ha | 2021 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Republic of Moldova | 1.55 1000 ha | 2022 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 54 | Luxembourg | 0.6001 1000 ha | 2022 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 55 | Liechtenstein | 0.2437 1000 ha | 2022 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 56 | Cyprus | 0.0844 1000 ha | 2023 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Iceland | 0.0782 1000 ha | 2022 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 58 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.02 1000 ha | 2022 | up 400.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Africa 7,927 1000 ha
- United States of America 1,116 1000 ha
About this data
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).