Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 257,749 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 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 Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) stood at 257,749 kt. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 334,208 kt in 1993 and was at its lowest, 257,749 kt, in 2021.
That places Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 303,942 kt | — |
| 1991 | 303,942 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 304,273 kt | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 334,208 kt | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 334,208 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 334,208 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 334,208 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 334,208 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 334,208 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 334,208 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 334,208 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 291,219 kt | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 291,219 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 291,219 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 291,219 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 291,219 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 291,219 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 291,219 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 291,219 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 291,219 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 291,219 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 293,290 kt | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 293,290 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 293,290 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 293,290 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 293,290 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 266,497 kt | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 266,497 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 266,497 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 266,497 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 266,497 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 257,749 kt | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 257,749 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 257,749 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 257,749 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 257,749 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 325,161 kt | 303,942 kt | 334,208 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 295,518 kt | 291,219 kt | 334,208 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 282,366 kt | 266,497 kt | 293,290 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 259,207 kt | 257,749 kt | 266,497 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- 6 Cameroon 60,852 kt compare
- 6 United Republic of Tanzania 59,157 kt compare
- 7 Argentina 58,890 kt compare
- 8 Myanmar 58,679 kt compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 27,302 kt compare
- 9 Colombia 56,373 kt compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17,511 kt compare
- 10 Thailand 53,420 kt compare
- 10 Viet Nam 4,863 kt compare
- 11 Malaysia 52,807 kt compare
- 11 Melanesia 3,030 kt compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 347.84 kt compare
- 12 Nigeria 44,152 kt compare
More climate change data for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 3.82 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 537,618 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 157,414 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 380,204 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 594.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13,579 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 51,187 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 33,999 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,188 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 128.3 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 257,749 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 Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 334,208 kt in 1993.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 257,749 kt in 2021.
- How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 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).