Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Americas
Americas: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 1.82 million kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Americas, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Americas is 1.82 million kt, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Americas peaked at 2.92 million kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.41 million kt, in 2011.
That places Americas 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.92 million kt | — |
| 1991 | 2.92 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.92 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.92 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.92 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.92 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.92 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.92 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.92 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.92 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.92 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.02 million kt | -30.8% |
| 2002 | 2.02 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.02 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.02 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.02 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.02 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.02 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.02 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.02 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.02 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.41 million kt | -30.0% |
| 2012 | 1.41 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.41 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.41 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.41 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.63 million kt | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 1.63 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.63 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.63 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.63 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.82 million kt | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 1.82 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.82 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.82 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.82 million kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 | 1.78 million kt | 1.63 million kt | 1.82 million kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More climate change data for Americas
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,822 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Americas?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Americas was 1.82 million kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 million kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 million kt in 2011.
- How does Americas rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Americas ranks 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) 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 — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).