Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 1,479 kt in 2022. ▲ Rising
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 1,479 kt for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 1,791 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 468.31 kt, in 1998.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 23rd 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 624.99 kt | — |
| 1991 | 599.83 kt | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 571.85 kt | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 552.11 kt | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 536.09 kt | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 505.53 kt | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 491.28 kt | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 491.56 kt | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 468.31 kt | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 492.17 kt | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 809.46 kt | +64.5% |
| 2001 | 888.58 kt | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 876.35 kt | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 1,021 kt | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 960.91 kt | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 1,039 kt | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 869.88 kt | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 990.81 kt | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 984.74 kt | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,009 kt | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1,156 kt | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 1,042 kt | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 1,036 kt | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 989.11 kt | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 1,059 kt | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 1,423 kt | +34.3% |
| 2016 | 1,350 kt | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 1,254 kt | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 1,529 kt | +21.9% |
| 2019 | 1,791 kt | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 1,334 kt | -25.5% |
| 2021 | 1,446 kt | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 1,479 kt | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 533.37 kt | 468.31 kt | 624.99 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 944.92 kt | 809.46 kt | 1,039 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,263 kt | 989.11 kt | 1,791 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,420 kt | 1,334 kt | 1,479 kt | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 1,479 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,791 kt in 2019.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 468.31 kt in 1998.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 23rd out of 57 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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).