Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 874,589 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
874,589 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
5th
of 31 groups
All-time high
1.50 million kt
in 2011
All-time low
874,589 kt
in 2021
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1990–2025

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1990200720251990: 1.1M kt1991: 1.1M kt1992: 1.1M kt1993: 1.1M kt1994: 1.1M kt1995: 1.1M kt1996: 1.1M kt1997: 1.1M kt1998: 1.1M kt1999: 1.1M kt2000: 1.1M kt2001: 1.1M kt2002: 1.1M kt2003: 1.1M kt2004: 1.1M kt2005: 1.1M kt2006: 1.1M kt2007: 1.1M kt2008: 1.1M kt2009: 1.1M kt2010: 1.1M kt2011: 1.5M kt2012: 1.5M kt2013: 1.5M kt2014: 1.5M kt2015: 1.5M kt2016: 901.5k kt2017: 901.5k kt2018: 901.5k kt2019: 901.5k kt2020: 901.5k kt2021: 874.6k kt2022: 874.6k kt2023: 874.6k kt2024: 874.6k kt2025: 874.6k kt

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 2 OECD 147,607 kt compare
  2. 3 Peru 130,591 kt compare
  3. 4 Canada 92,700 kt compare
  4. 5 Cambodia 71,652 kt compare
  5. 6 Cameroon 60,852 kt compare
  6. 7 Argentina 58,890 kt compare
  7. 8 Myanmar 58,679 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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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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Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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).