Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in World
World: Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 148,094 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in World, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
World recorded 148,094 kt for net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 74.3% on the previous year and down 82.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in World peaked at 2.01 million kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 148,094 kt, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in World, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 583,256 kt | — |
| 1991 | 681,042 kt | +16.8% |
| 1992 | 637,667 kt | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 568,650 kt | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 682,752 kt | +20.1% |
| 1995 | 243,427 kt | -64.3% |
| 1996 | 1.22 million kt | +400.3% |
| 1997 | 1.22 million kt | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.22 million kt | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.23 million kt | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 2.01 million kt | +64.0% |
| 2001 | 1.36 million kt | -32.6% |
| 2002 | 1.81 million kt | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 1.82 million kt | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.95 million kt | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 1.77 million kt | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 1.18 million kt | -33.6% |
| 2007 | 1.28 million kt | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 1.31 million kt | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.08 million kt | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 846,644 kt | -21.5% |
| 2011 | 784,680 kt | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 825,688 kt | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 1.02 million kt | +23.8% |
| 2014 | 815,078 kt | -20.2% |
| 2015 | 1.28 million kt | +56.8% |
| 2016 | 649,538 kt | -49.2% |
| 2017 | 604,443 kt | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 719,953 kt | +19.1% |
| 2019 | 576,062 kt | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 148,094 kt | -74.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in World changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +400.3% | 243,427 kt | 1.22 million kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 828,119 kt | 243,427 kt | 1.23 million kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 million kt | 1.08 million kt | 2.01 million kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 812,240 kt | 576,062 kt | 1.28 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 148,094 kt | 148,094 kt | 148,094 kt | 1 |
Countries ranked near World
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in World?
- Net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in World was 148,094 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 million kt in 2000.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 148,094 kt in 2020.
- How does World rank for net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
- World ranks 2nd out of 5 groups with data for 2020.
- Is net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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