Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 0 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 kt
World rank
97th
of 223 countries
All-time high
6,395 kt
in 2016
All-time low
0 kt
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in China (People’s Republic of), 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in China (People’s Republic of) stood at 0 kt. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 6,395 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 1990.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 97th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,558 kt | 0 kt | 6,395 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,066 kt | 0 kt | 6,395 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)
- 94 Cyprus 15.53 kt compare
- 95 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.45 kt compare
- 96 Jordan 0.502 kt compare
- 97 Afghanistan 0 kt
- 97 Albania 0 kt compare
- 97 American Samoa 0 kt compare
- 97 Andorra 0 kt compare
- 97 Anguilla 0 kt
- 97 Armenia 0 kt compare
- 97 Aruba 0 kt
- 97 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 kt
- 97 Azerbaijan 0 kt compare
- 97 Bahamas 0 kt
- 97 Bahrain 0 kt
- 97 Barbados 0 kt
- 97 Belarus 0 kt compare
- 97 Belgium 0 kt compare
- 97 Bermuda 0 kt
- 97 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 kt
- 97 Botswana 0 kt
- 97 British Virgin Islands 0 kt compare
- 97 Burundi 0 kt compare
- 97 Cayman Islands 0 kt compare
- 97 China, mainland 0 kt compare
- 97 Comoros 0 kt compare
- 97 Cook Islands 0 kt
- 97 Cuba 0 kt compare
- 97 Curaçao 0 kt
- 97 Czechia 0 kt compare
- 97 Denmark 0 kt compare
- 97 Djibouti 0 kt
- 97 Dominican Republic 0 kt compare
- 97 Egypt 0 kt
- 97 El Salvador 0 kt compare
- 97 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 kt
- 97 Faroe Islands 0 kt
- 97 Fiji 0 kt
- 97 Finland 0 kt compare
- 97 France 0 kt
- 97 French Polynesia 0 kt
- 97 Georgia 0 kt
- 97 Germany 0 kt
- 97 Ghana 0 kt
- 97 Gibraltar 0 kt
- 97 Greece 0 kt
- 97 Greenland 0 kt
- 97 Grenada 0 kt
- 97 Guadeloupe 0 kt compare
- 97 Guam 0 kt
- 97 Haiti 0 kt compare
- 97 Holy See 0 kt
- 97 Hungary 0 kt compare
- 97 Iceland 0 kt
- 97 India 0 kt
- 97 Indonesia 0 kt compare
- 97 Ireland 0 kt compare
- 97 Isle of Man 0 kt
- 97 Jamaica 0 kt compare
- 97 Jersey 0 kt
- 97 Kazakhstan 0 kt compare
- 97 Kenya 0 kt compare
- 97 Kiribati 0 kt
- 97 Kuwait 0 kt
- 97 Kyrgyzstan 0 kt compare
- 97 Latvia 0 kt compare
- 97 Lebanon 0 kt
- 97 Lesotho 0 kt
- 97 Liechtenstein 0 kt
- 97 Lithuania 0 kt compare
- 97 Luxembourg 0 kt compare
- 97 Maldives 0 kt
- 97 Malta 0 kt
- 97 Marshall Islands 0 kt compare
- 97 Martinique 0 kt
- 97 Mauritius 0 kt compare
- 97 Monaco 0 kt
- 97 Mongolia 0 kt compare
- 97 Montenegro 0 kt
- 97 Montserrat 0 kt compare
- 97 Nauru 0 kt
- 97 Nepal 0 kt compare
- 97 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 kt compare
- 97 New Caledonia 0 kt compare
- 97 New Zealand 0 kt compare
- 97 Niue 0 kt compare
- 97 Norfolk Island 0 kt
- 97 Northern Mariana Islands 0 kt
- 97 Oman 0 kt
- 97 Pakistan 0 kt compare
- 97 Palau 0 kt
- 97 Palestine, State of 0 kt
- 97 Philippines 0 kt compare
- 97 Pitcairn 0 kt
- 97 Poland 0 kt
- 97 Portugal 0 kt compare
- 97 Qatar 0 kt
- 97 Réunion 0 kt
- 97 Russian Federation 0 kt compare
- 97 Rwanda 0 kt compare
- 97 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kt
- 97 Saint Lucia 0 kt
- 97 Saint Martin (French part) 0 kt
- 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kt compare
- 97 San Marino 0 kt
- 97 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kt compare
- 97 Saudi Arabia 0 kt
- 97 Serbia 0 kt
- 97 Serbia and Montenegro 0 kt
- 97 Singapore 0 kt compare
- 97 Sint Maarten 0 kt
- 97 Slovak Republic 0 kt compare
- 97 South Africa 0 kt
- 97 South Sudan 0 kt compare
- 97 Spain 0 kt compare
- 97 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 kt
- 97 Switzerland 0 kt compare
- 97 Tajikistan 0 kt
- 97 Tokelau 0 kt
- 97 Tonga 0 kt
- 97 Turkmenistan 0 kt
- 97 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kt
- 97 Tuvalu 0 kt
- 97 Ukraine 0 kt compare
- 97 United Arab Emirates 0 kt
- 97 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 kt
- 97 United States Virgin Islands 0 kt compare
- 97 Uruguay 0 kt
- 97 Uzbekistan 0 kt compare
- 97 Yemen 0 kt
More climate change data for China (People’s Republic of)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,052 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in China (People’s Republic of) was 0 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 China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 6,395 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 1990.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 97th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) 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).