Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in World

World: Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 148,094 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
148,094 kt
Change on year
down 74.3%
Rank
2nd
of 6 groups
All-time high
2.01 million kt
in 2000
All-time low
148,094 kt
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in World, 1990–2020

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1990200520201990: 583.3k kt1991: 681.0k kt1992: 637.7k kt1993: 568.6k kt1994: 682.8k kt1995: 243.4k kt1996: 1.2M kt1997: 1.2M kt1998: 1.2M kt1999: 1.2M kt2000: 2.0M kt2001: 1.4M kt2002: 1.8M kt2003: 1.8M kt2004: 2.0M kt2005: 1.8M kt2006: 1.2M kt2007: 1.3M kt2008: 1.3M kt2009: 1.1M kt2010: 846.6k kt2011: 784.7k kt2012: 825.7k kt2013: 1.0M kt2014: 815.1k kt2015: 1.3M kt2016: 649.5k kt2017: 604.4k kt2018: 720.0k kt2019: 576.1k kt2020: 148.1k kt

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  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

See the full ranking of 52 places →

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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 6 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

Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — 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