Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 874,589 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) is 874,589 kt, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 1.50 million kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 874,589 kt, in 2021.
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 5th 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) (Forest land) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.14 million kt | — |
| 1991 | 1.14 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.14 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.14 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.14 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.14 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.14 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.14 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.14 million kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.14 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.14 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.10 million kt | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.10 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.10 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.10 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.10 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.10 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.10 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.10 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.10 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.10 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.50 million kt | +36.6% |
| 2012 | 1.50 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.50 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.50 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.50 million kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 901,494 kt | -39.8% |
| 2017 | 901,494 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 901,494 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 901,494 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 901,494 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 874,589 kt | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 874,589 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 874,589 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 874,589 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 874,589 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.14 million kt | 1.14 million kt | 1.14 million kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.10 million kt | 1.10 million kt | 1.14 million kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 million kt | 901,494 kt | 1.50 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 879,073 kt | 874,589 kt | 901,494 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 2 OECD 147,607 kt compare
- 3 Peru 130,591 kt compare
- 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
More climate change data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.65 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.13 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 322,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 806,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,217 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28,792 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,582 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 117,117 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 162,465 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 441.95 kt (2050)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 874,589 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.50 million kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 874,589 kt in 2021.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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).