Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net capita in World
World: Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net capita was 0.0003 kt per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in World, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
In 2025, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in World stood at 0.0003 kt per person. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in World peaked at 0.001 kt per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 kt per person, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net capita in World, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.001 kt per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.001 kt per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 kt per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 kt per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 kt per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 kt per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 kt per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 kt per person | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 kt per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 kt per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 kt per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 kt per person | -38.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 kt per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 kt per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 kt per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 kt per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 kt per person | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 kt per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 kt per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 kt per person | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 kt per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 kt per person | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 kt per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 kt per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 kt per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 kt per person | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0003 kt per person | -0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net capita in World changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -38.1% | 0.0008 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0009 kt per person | 0.0009 kt per person | 0.001 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0008 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in World?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in World was 0.0003 kt per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.001 kt per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 kt per person in 2025.
- How does World rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.