Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square in World
World: Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square was 0.0217 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in World, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in World is 0.0217 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in World peaked at 0.0497 kt per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.021 kt per square kilometre, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square in World, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0497 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0497 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0411 kt per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0407 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0407 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0407 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0407 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0407 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0407 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0407 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0407 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0255 kt per square kilometre | -37.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0255 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0255 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0255 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0255 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0255 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0255 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0255 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0255 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0255 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0236 kt per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0232 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0232 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0232 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0232 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.021 kt per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 0.021 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.021 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.021 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.021 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0217 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0217 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0217 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square 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 | -37.3% | 0.0407 kt per square kilometre | 0.0255 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0426 kt per square kilometre | 0.0407 kt per square kilometre | 0.0497 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.027 kt per square kilometre | 0.0255 kt per square kilometre | 0.0407 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0226 kt per square kilometre | 0.021 kt per square kilometre | 0.0255 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0215 kt per square kilometre | 0.021 kt per square kilometre | 0.0217 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
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 0.0217 kt per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.0497 kt per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.021 kt per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does World rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2023.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.