Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 4,105 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
4,105 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
24th
of 31 groups
All-time high
14,635 kt
in 2016
All-time low
4,105 kt
in 2021
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Eastern Asia, 1990–2025

5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k1990200720251990: 7.3k kt1991: 7.3k kt1992: 7.3k kt1993: 7.3k kt1994: 7.3k kt1995: 7.3k kt1996: 7.3k kt1997: 7.3k kt1998: 7.3k kt1999: 7.3k kt2000: 7.3k kt2001: 6.0k kt2002: 6.0k kt2003: 6.0k kt2004: 6.0k kt2005: 6.0k kt2006: 6.0k kt2007: 6.0k kt2008: 6.0k kt2009: 6.0k kt2010: 6.0k kt2011: 9.0k kt2012: 9.0k kt2013: 9.0k kt2014: 9.0k kt2015: 9.0k kt2016: 14.6k kt2017: 14.6k kt2018: 14.6k kt2019: 14.6k kt2020: 14.6k kt2021: 4.1k kt2022: 4.1k kt2023: 4.1k kt2024: 4.1k kt2025: 4.1k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Eastern Asia recorded 4,105 kt for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of down 54.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Eastern Asia peaked at 14,635 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4,105 kt, in 2021.

Eastern Asia ranks 24th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Eastern Asia, 1990 to 2025.
Year kt Change
1990 7,280 kt
1991 7,280 kt +0.0%
1992 7,280 kt +0.0%
1993 7,280 kt +0.0%
1994 7,280 kt +0.0%
1995 7,280 kt +0.0%
1996 7,280 kt +0.0%
1997 7,280 kt +0.0%
1998 7,280 kt +0.0%
1999 7,280 kt +0.0%
2000 7,280 kt +0.0%
2001 5,972 kt -18.0%
2002 5,972 kt +0.0%
2003 5,972 kt +0.0%
2004 5,972 kt +0.0%
2005 5,972 kt +0.0%
2006 5,972 kt +0.0%
2007 5,972 kt +0.0%
2008 5,972 kt +0.0%
2009 5,972 kt +0.0%
2010 5,972 kt +0.0%
2011 9,013 kt +50.9%
2012 9,013 kt +0.0%
2013 9,013 kt +0.0%
2014 9,013 kt +0.0%
2015 9,013 kt +0.0%
2016 14,635 kt +62.4%
2017 14,635 kt +0.0%
2018 14,635 kt +0.0%
2019 14,635 kt +0.0%
2020 14,635 kt +0.0%
2021 4,105 kt -71.9%
2022 4,105 kt +0.0%
2023 4,105 kt +0.0%
2024 4,105 kt +0.0%
2025 4,105 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,280 kt 7,280 kt 7,280 kt 10
2000s 6,103 kt 5,972 kt 7,280 kt 10
2010s 10,958 kt 5,972 kt 14,635 kt 10
2020s 5,860 kt 4,105 kt 14,635 kt 6

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 21 Chad 20,638 kt compare
  2. 22 Guinea 19,071 kt compare
  3. 23 Zimbabwe 17,549 kt compare
  4. 24 Burkina Faso 17,147 kt compare
  5. 25 Guatemala 15,875 kt compare
  6. 26 Mexico 14,793 kt compare
  7. 27 Ecuador 12,218 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Eastern Asia?
Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Eastern Asia was 4,105 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 Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 14,635 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 4,105 kt in 2021.
How does Eastern Asia rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Eastern Asia ranks 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Asia 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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Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
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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).