Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 7,709 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Southern Asia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 7,709 kt for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025.
The figure is down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Southern Asia peaked at 8,775 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3,027 kt, in 2016.
Southern Asia ranks 22nd of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,342 kt | — |
| 1991 | 5,342 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5,342 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5,342 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5,342 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5,342 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5,342 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5,342 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5,342 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5,342 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5,342 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4,077 kt | -23.7% |
| 2002 | 4,077 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4,077 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4,077 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4,077 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4,077 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4,077 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4,077 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4,077 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4,077 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8,775 kt | +115.2% |
| 2012 | 8,775 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8,775 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8,775 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8,775 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3,027 kt | -65.5% |
| 2017 | 3,027 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3,027 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3,027 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3,027 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7,709 kt | +154.7% |
| 2022 | 7,709 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7,709 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7,709 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7,709 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,342 kt | 5,342 kt | 5,342 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,203 kt | 4,077 kt | 5,342 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,006 kt | 3,027 kt | 8,775 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,929 kt | 3,027 kt | 7,709 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More climate change data for Southern Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 933,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 178,099 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 755,497 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 672.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,982 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 403,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 246,070 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 157,834 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 928.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,637 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Southern Asia?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Southern Asia was 7,709 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,775 kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,027 kt in 2016.
- How does Southern Asia rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Southern Asia ranks 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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).