Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 667,703 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 667,703 kt, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 1.22 million kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 667,703 kt, in 2021.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1st out of 21 regions 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 827,893 kt | — |
| 1991 | 827,893 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 827,893 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 827,893 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 827,893 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 827,893 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 827,893 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 827,893 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 827,893 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 827,893 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 827,893 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 857,128 kt | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 857,128 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 857,128 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 857,128 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 857,128 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 857,128 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 857,128 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 857,128 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 857,128 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 857,128 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.22 million kt | +42.3% |
| 2012 | 1.22 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.22 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.22 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.22 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 705,206 kt | -42.2% |
| 2017 | 705,206 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 705,206 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 705,206 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 705,206 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 667,703 kt | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 667,703 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 667,703 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 667,703 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 667,703 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 827,893 kt | 827,893 kt | 827,893 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 854,204 kt | 827,893 kt | 857,128 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 977,680 kt | 705,206 kt | 1.22 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 673,954 kt | 667,703 kt | 705,206 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More climate change data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 216,438 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 491,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 816.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 179,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 48,410 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 130,710 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 182.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4,668 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 667,703 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 million kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 667,703 kt in 2021.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 1st out of 21 regions with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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).