Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Melanesia
Melanesia: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 3,030 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Melanesia, 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 Melanesia is 3,030 kt, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Melanesia peaked at 10,077 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3,030 kt, in 2021.
That places Melanesia 11th out of 21 regions 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) in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,039 kt | — |
| 1991 | 10,039 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10,039 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10,039 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10,039 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10,039 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10,039 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10,039 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10,039 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10,039 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10,039 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10,040 kt | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10,040 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10,040 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10,040 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10,040 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10,040 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10,040 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10,040 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10,040 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10,040 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3,348 kt | -66.7% |
| 2012 | 3,348 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3,348 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,348 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3,348 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10,077 kt | +200.9% |
| 2017 | 10,077 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10,077 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10,077 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10,077 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3,030 kt | -69.9% |
| 2022 | 3,030 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3,030 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3,030 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3,030 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,039 kt | 10,039 kt | 10,039 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,040 kt | 10,039 kt | 10,040 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,709 kt | 3,348 kt | 10,077 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,204 kt | 3,030 kt | 10,077 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
More climate change data for Melanesia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,051 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,764 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 134.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 187.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 156.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 31.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.591 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.12 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Melanesia?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Melanesia was 3,030 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 Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,077 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,030 kt in 2021.
- How does Melanesia rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Melanesia ranks 11th out of 21 regions with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Melanesia 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).