Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States
United States: Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 79,675 kt in 2020. ▲ Rising
Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United States recorded 79,675 kt for net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United States peaked at 79,675 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 72,469 kt, in 1990.
United States ranks 3rd of 51 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in United States, year by year
| 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% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 79,675 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 365.68 kt, 217.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for United States
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United States?
- Net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in United States was 79,675 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 79,675 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 72,469 kt in 1990.
- How does United States rank for net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
- United States ranks 3rd out of 51 countries with data for 2020.
- Is net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in United States?
- 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 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) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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