Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Romania

Romania: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 979.08 kt in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
979.08 kt
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
27th
of 57 countries
All-time high
979.08 kt
in 2022
All-time low
709.25 kt
in 2003
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Romania, 1990–2022

02004006008001.0k1990200620221990: 782.6 kt1991: 780.4 kt1992: 778.6 kt1993: 767.5 kt1994: 764.5 kt1995: 753.2 kt1996: 743.6 kt1997: 735.6 kt1998: 727.8 kt1999: 723.3 kt2000: 736.1 kt2001: 732 kt2002: 712.7 kt2003: 709.2 kt2004: 713.9 kt2005: 720.2 kt2006: 771.2 kt2007: 764.5 kt2008: 780.7 kt2009: 791 kt2010: 797.7 kt2011: 803.7 kt2012: 776.1 kt2013: 775.5 kt2014: 779.1 kt2015: 909 kt2016: 914.8 kt2017: 958.8 kt2018: 962 kt2019: 965.5 kt2020: 957.8 kt2021: 965.5 kt2022: 979.1 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Romania recorded 979.08 kt for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Romania peaked at 979.08 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 709.25 kt, in 2003.

Romania ranks 27th of 57 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC in Romania, 1990 to 2022.
Year kt Change
1990 782.6 kt —
1991 780.39 kt -0.3%
1992 778.63 kt -0.2%
1993 767.55 kt -1.4%
1994 764.46 kt -0.4%
1995 753.21 kt -1.5%
1996 743.62 kt -1.3%
1997 735.62 kt -1.1%
1998 727.81 kt -1.1%
1999 723.26 kt -0.6%
2000 736.1 kt +1.8%
2001 732.04 kt -0.6%
2002 712.73 kt -2.6%
2003 709.25 kt -0.5%
2004 713.91 kt +0.7%
2005 720.15 kt +0.9%
2006 771.2 kt +7.1%
2007 764.53 kt -0.9%
2008 780.68 kt +2.1%
2009 790.97 kt +1.3%
2010 797.7 kt +0.9%
2011 803.71 kt +0.8%
2012 776.15 kt -3.4%
2013 775.55 kt -0.1%
2014 779.15 kt +0.5%
2015 908.97 kt +16.7%
2016 914.83 kt +0.6%
2017 958.75 kt +4.8%
2018 961.96 kt +0.3%
2019 965.49 kt +0.4%
2020 957.82 kt -0.8%
2021 965.48 kt +0.8%
2022 979.08 kt +1.4%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 979.08 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 619.57 kt, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 979.08 kt is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 258.35 kt, 3.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 755.71 kt 723.26 kt 782.6 kt 10
2000s 743.16 kt 709.25 kt 790.97 kt 10
2010s 864.22 kt 775.55 kt 965.49 kt 10
2020s 967.46 kt 957.82 kt 979.08 kt 3

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 24 Austria 1,219 kt compare
  2. 25 Ecuador 1,177 kt compare
  3. 26 Latvia 1,127 kt compare
  4. 28 Finland 950.74 kt compare
  5. 29 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 768.19 kt compare
  6. 30 Switzerland 756.28 kt compare

See the full ranking of 61 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Romania?
Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Romania was 979.08 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 Romania?
The highest recorded value was 979.08 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 709.25 kt in 2003.
How does Romania rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
Romania ranks 27th out of 57 countries with data for 2022.
Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania 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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Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
61 places, 1,721 data points, 1990–2023
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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).