Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC in United States of America

United States of America: Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC was 79,675 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
79,675 kt
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
4th
of 5 groups
All-time high
79,675 kt
in 2020
All-time low
72,469 kt
in 1990
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC in United States of America, 1990–2020

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200520201990: 72.5k kt1991: 72.8k kt1992: 73.2k kt1993: 73.4k kt1994: 73.7k kt1995: 74.1k kt1996: 74.4k kt1997: 74.8k kt1998: 75.1k kt1999: 75.4k kt2000: 75.8k kt2001: 76.2k kt2002: 76.5k kt2003: 76.8k kt2004: 77.2k kt2005: 77.6k kt2006: 77.8k kt2007: 78.1k kt2008: 78.3k kt2009: 78.6k kt2010: 78.9k kt2011: 78.6k kt2012: 78.8k kt2013: 79.0k kt2014: 79.3k kt2015: 79.4k kt2016: 79.4k kt2017: 79.6k kt2018: 79.7k kt2019: 79.7k kt2020: 79.7k kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, net forest conversion — emissions (co2) — unfccc in United States of America stood at 79,675 kt. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net forest conversion — emissions (co2) — unfccc in United States of America peaked at 79,675 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 72,469 kt, in 1990.

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

Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC in United States of America, 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 72,469 kt
1991 72,805 kt +0.5%
1992 73,150 kt +0.5%
1993 73,420 kt +0.4%
1994 73,729 kt +0.4%
1995 74,080 kt +0.5%
1996 74,416 kt +0.5%
1997 74,764 kt +0.5%
1998 75,115 kt +0.5%
1999 75,440 kt +0.4%
2000 75,814 kt +0.5%
2001 76,170 kt +0.5%
2002 76,483 kt +0.4%
2003 76,835 kt +0.5%
2004 77,185 kt +0.5%
2005 77,552 kt +0.5%
2006 77,793 kt +0.3%
2007 78,052 kt +0.3%
2008 78,341 kt +0.4%
2009 78,635 kt +0.4%
2010 78,908 kt +0.3%
2011 78,596 kt -0.4%
2012 78,761 kt +0.2%
2013 79,009 kt +0.3%
2014 79,297 kt +0.4%
2015 79,370 kt +0.1%
2016 79,392 kt +0.0%
2017 79,599 kt +0.3%
2018 79,666 kt +0.1%
2019 79,654 kt -0.0%
2020 79,675 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 73,939 kt 72,469 kt 75,440 kt 10
2000s 77,286 kt 75,814 kt 78,635 kt 10
2010s 79,225 kt 78,596 kt 79,666 kt 10
2020s 79,675 kt 79,675 kt 79,675 kt 1

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 Indonesia 421,075 kt compare
  2. 2 Brazil 287,665 kt compare
  3. 3 Paraguay 45,181 kt compare
  4. 4 Australia 37,394 kt compare
  5. 5 Malaysia 17,801 kt compare
  6. 6 South Africa 14,524 kt compare
  7. 7 Namibia 9,769 kt compare

See the full ranking of 52 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net forest conversion — emissions (co2) — unfccc in United States of America?
Net forest conversion — emissions (co2) — unfccc in United States of America was 79,675 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest net forest conversion — emissions (co2) — unfccc recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 79,675 kt in 2020.
What is the lowest net forest conversion — emissions (co2) — unfccc recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 72,469 kt in 1990.
How does United States of America rank for net forest conversion — emissions (co2) — unfccc?
United States of America ranks 4th out of 5 groups with data for 2020.
Is net forest conversion — emissions (co2) — unfccc rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
52 places, 1,431 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf