Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 12.39 kt in 2022. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Luxembourg, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 12.39 kt for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.4% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Luxembourg peaked at 31.98 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.39 kt, in 2022.
That places Luxembourg 54th out of 57 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.51 kt | — |
| 2001 | 24.52 kt | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 26.36 kt | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 26.37 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26.38 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26.39 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 26.4 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.41 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.56 kt | -52.4% |
| 2009 | 12.58 kt | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 13.63 kt | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 13.64 kt | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 13.66 kt | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 31.98 kt | +134.1% |
| 2014 | 31.98 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31.98 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.25 kt | -55.4% |
| 2017 | 14.26 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 14.27 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 14.28 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 14.29 kt | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 14.31 kt | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 12.39 kt | -13.4% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 12.39 kt is below the median for high income countries, which is 619.57 kt, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 12.39 kt is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 258.35 kt, 5% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Luxembourg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +134.1% | 13.66 kt | 31.98 kt |
| 2016 | -55.4% | 31.98 kt | 14.25 kt |
| 2008 | -52.4% | 26.41 kt | 12.56 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.25 kt | 12.56 kt | 26.41 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.39 kt | 13.63 kt | 31.98 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.66 kt | 12.39 kt | 14.31 kt | 3 |
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More climate change data for Luxembourg
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 13.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 487.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 93.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 394.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.3512 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 85.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 84.69 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.3948 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3196 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Luxembourg?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Luxembourg was 12.39 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 31.98 kt in 2015.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.39 kt in 2022.
- How does Luxembourg rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
- Luxembourg ranks 54th out of 57 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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).