Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Canada
Canada: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 5,304 kt in 2022. ▲ Rising
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Canada, 1990–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2022, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Canada stood at 5,304 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Canada peaked at 5,429 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4,391 kt, in 1997.
That places Canada 15th out of 59 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,603 kt | 4,391 kt | 4,949 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,663 kt | 4,423 kt | 4,909 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,205 kt | 4,880 kt | 5,429 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,327 kt | 5,304 kt | 5,348 kt | 3 |
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More climate change data for Canada
- Share co2 vs population 0.5266 (2100)
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 41.65 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.2% (2025)
- Urban population 34.52 million (2025)
- Urban population 82.9% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 13.42 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 35.64 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 13.42 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 13.42 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Canada?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Canada was 5,304 kt in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 5,429 kt in 2017.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,391 kt in 1997.
- How does Canada rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
- Canada ranks 15th out of 59 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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) — UNFCCC. 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).