Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Polynesia
Polynesia: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 80.11 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Polynesia, 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 Polynesia is 80.11 kt, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Polynesia peaked at 121.52 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 80.11 kt, in 2021.
Polynesia ranks 15th of 21 countries on this measure, 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 Polynesia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 114.08 kt | — |
| 1991 | 114.08 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 114.08 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 114.08 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 114.08 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 114.08 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 114.08 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 114.08 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 114.08 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 114.08 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 114.08 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 121.52 kt | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 121.52 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 121.52 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 121.52 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 121.52 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 121.52 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 121.52 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 121.52 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 121.52 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 121.52 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 102.27 kt | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 102.27 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 102.27 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 102.27 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 102.27 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.88 kt | -20.9% |
| 2017 | 80.88 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80.88 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80.88 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80.88 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80.11 kt | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 80.11 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 80.11 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 80.11 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 80.11 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 114.08 kt | 114.08 kt | 114.08 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 120.78 kt | 114.08 kt | 121.52 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.64 kt | 80.88 kt | 121.52 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.24 kt | 80.11 kt | 80.88 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Polynesia
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 347.84 kt compare
- 12 Nigeria 44,152 kt compare
- 13 Mozambique 43,452 kt compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 233.81 kt compare
- 14 Paraguay 36,769 kt compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 140.98 kt compare
- 15 Madagascar 32,618 kt compare
- 16 Angola 32,316 kt compare
- 16 Wallis and Futuna Islands 1.43 kt compare
- 17 Central African Republic 25,014 kt compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 33,005 kt compare
- 17 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.606 kt compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kt compare
- 18 Romania 24,017 kt compare
- 18 Syrian Arab Republic 0 kt
- 18 Türkiye 0 kt
- 18 Micronesia 0 kt compare
More climate change data for Polynesia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 525,159 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 579.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 115.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 464.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4348 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.011 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Polynesia?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Polynesia was 80.11 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 Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 121.52 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.11 kt in 2021.
- How does Polynesia rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Polynesia ranks 15th out of 21 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Polynesia 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).