Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 in Americas

Americas: Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 was 1.82 million kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.82 million kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
3rd
of 37 groups
All-time high
2.92 million kt
in 1990
All-time low
1.41 million kt
in 2011
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 in Americas, 1990–2023

01.0M2.0M3.0M1990200620231990: 2.9M kt1991: 2.9M kt1992: 2.9M kt1993: 2.9M kt1994: 2.9M kt1995: 2.9M kt1996: 2.9M kt1997: 2.9M kt1998: 2.9M kt1999: 2.9M kt2000: 2.9M kt2001: 2.0M kt2002: 2.0M kt2003: 2.0M kt2004: 2.0M kt2005: 2.0M kt2006: 2.0M kt2007: 2.0M kt2008: 2.0M kt2009: 2.0M kt2010: 2.0M kt2011: 1.4M kt2012: 1.4M kt2013: 1.4M kt2014: 1.4M kt2015: 1.4M kt2016: 1.6M kt2017: 1.6M kt2018: 1.6M kt2019: 1.6M kt2020: 1.6M kt2021: 1.8M kt2022: 1.8M kt2023: 1.8M kt

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

Analysis

Americas recorded 1.82 million kt for net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — fao tier 1 in 2023.

That represents a change of up 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — fao tier 1 in Americas peaked at 2.92 million kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.41 million kt, in 2011.

Americas ranks 3rd of 37 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.92 million kt 2.92 million kt 2.92 million kt 10
2000s 2.11 million kt 2.02 million kt 2.92 million kt 10
2010s 1.56 million kt 1.41 million kt 2.02 million kt 10
2020s 1.77 million kt 1.63 million kt 1.82 million kt 4

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 1 Brazil 1.24 million kt compare
  2. 2 Democratic Republic of the Congo 156,015 kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 147,607 kt compare
  4. 4 Peru 130,591 kt compare
  5. 5 Canada 92,700 kt compare
  6. 6 Cambodia 71,652 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — fao tier 1 in Americas?
Net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — fao tier 1 in Americas was 1.82 million kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — fao tier 1 recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 2.92 million kt in 1990.
What is the lowest net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — fao tier 1 recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 1.41 million kt in 2011.
How does Americas rank for net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — fao tier 1?
Americas ranks 3rd out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
Is net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 9,006 data points, 1990–2023
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