Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Italy
Italy: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 1,971 kt in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Italy, 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 Italy stood at 1,971 kt. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Italy peaked at 1,971 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 340.22 kt, in 1990.
Italy ranks 21st of 57 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Italy, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 340.22 kt | — |
| 1991 | 341.31 kt | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 342.25 kt | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 342.31 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 343.23 kt | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 345.38 kt | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 346.53 kt | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 347.06 kt | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 347.44 kt | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 348.27 kt | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 350.07 kt | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 351.21 kt | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 352.59 kt | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 353.51 kt | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 354.73 kt | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1,828 kt | +415.4% |
| 2006 | 1,837 kt | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,839 kt | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,846 kt | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,854 kt | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,870 kt | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1,878 kt | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,883 kt | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,892 kt | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1,902 kt | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,922 kt | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1,931 kt | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,934 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,944 kt | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1,951 kt | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,957 kt | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,967 kt | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1,971 kt | +0.2% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 1,971 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 619.57 kt, 3.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Italy's 1,971 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 258.35 kt, 7.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +415.4% | 354.73 kt | 1,828 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 344.4 kt | 340.22 kt | 348.27 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,097 kt | 350.07 kt | 1,854 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,911 kt | 1,870 kt | 1,951 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,965 kt | 1,957 kt | 1,971 kt | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More climate change data for Italy
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 791.33 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,645 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,171 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 19.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 659.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,740 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,357 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 21.66 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Italy?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Italy was 1,971 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1,971 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 340.22 kt in 1990.
- How does Italy rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
- Italy ranks 21st out of 57 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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).