Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in United States of America
United States of America: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) was 105,443 kt in 2022. ▲ Rising
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in United States of America, 1990–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in United States of America is 105,443 kt, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in United States of America peaked at 105,459 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 99,989 kt, in 1990.
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 States of America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99,989 kt | — |
| 1991 | 100,243 kt | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 100,468 kt | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 100,663 kt | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 100,826 kt | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 101,074 kt | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 101,326 kt | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 101,576 kt | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 101,844 kt | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 102,102 kt | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 102,303 kt | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 102,546 kt | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 102,772 kt | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 103,011 kt | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 103,223 kt | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 103,424 kt | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 103,565 kt | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 103,773 kt | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 104,000 kt | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 104,205 kt | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 104,443 kt | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 104,073 kt | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 104,277 kt | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 104,539 kt | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 104,782 kt | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 104,972 kt | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 105,107 kt | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 105,229 kt | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 105,341 kt | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 105,459 kt | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 105,435 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 105,437 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 105,443 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 101,011 kt | 99,989 kt | 102,102 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 103,282 kt | 102,303 kt | 104,205 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 104,822 kt | 104,073 kt | 105,459 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 105,438 kt | 105,435 kt | 105,443 kt | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in United States of America?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in United States of America was 105,443 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 States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 105,459 kt in 2019.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 99,989 kt in 1990.
- How does United States of America rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
- United States of America ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2022.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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).