Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 558,467 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) is 558,467 kt, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 1.08 million kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 558,467 kt, in 2021.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 7th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 823,240 kt | — |
| 1991 | 823,240 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 823,240 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 823,240 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 823,240 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 823,240 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 823,240 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 823,240 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 823,240 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 823,240 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 823,240 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 834,084 kt | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 834,084 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 834,084 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 834,084 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 834,084 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 834,084 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 834,084 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 834,084 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 834,084 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 834,084 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.08 million kt | +29.5% |
| 2012 | 1.08 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.08 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.08 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.08 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 682,459 kt | -36.8% |
| 2017 | 682,459 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 682,459 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 682,459 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 682,459 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 558,467 kt | -18.2% |
| 2022 | 558,467 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 558,467 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 558,467 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 558,467 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 823,240 kt | 823,240 kt | 823,240 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 833,000 kt | 823,240 kt | 834,084 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 896,522 kt | 682,459 kt | 1.08 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 579,132 kt | 558,467 kt | 682,459 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 4 Canada 92,700 kt compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 156,015 kt compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 62,649 kt compare
- 5 Cambodia 71,652 kt compare
- 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
More climate change data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 695,675 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 220,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 475,335 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 831.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16,976 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 79,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40,176 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 39,284 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 151.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 558,467 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 million kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 558,467 kt in 2021.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 7th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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).