Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land by country

Countries reporting
49
Highest
57,797 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Colombia
Lowest
-1.10 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Russian Federation
Median
-5,678 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Years covered
38
1986–2023
Data points
1,706

What the numbers show

Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 57,797 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Colombia; the lowest is -1.10 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Russian Federation.

The median across all reporting countries is -5,678 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, and the mean is -66,514 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.

Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Austria (up 181.0%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 93.7%).

Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Colombia 57,797 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2021 up 41.5% falling
1 Estonia 175.93 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 110.6% volatile
2 Canada 23,148 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 64.1% falling
2 Latvia -75.26 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 98.6% volatile
3 Germany 20,479 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 138.0% volatile
3 Netherlands -2,064 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 29.8% flat
4 Peru 7,934 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2021 down 54.2% falling
4 Slovenia -4,148 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 22.6% volatile
5 Austria 5,362 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 181.0% volatile
5 Lithuania -5,678 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 35.7% falling
6 Malta -0.1361 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 58.7% volatile
6 Croatia -5,806 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 12.3% rising
7 Cyprus -187.93 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 9.6% volatile
8 Switzerland -392.62 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 89.0% volatile
8 United Kingdom -18,052 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 5.8% falling
9 Israel -486.28 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 up 17.9% rising
10 Iceland -557.43 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 53.6% volatile
10 Poland -40,301 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 6.6% falling
11 Luxembourg -618.92 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 8.2% flat
11 Türkiye -55,388 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 17.8% rising
12 Portugal -1,082 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 7.8% volatile
12 United States -794,547 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 up 10.8% rising
13 Finland -1,246 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 95.6% rising
14 Argentina -1,523 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 up 82.3% volatile
15 Greece -1,700 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 23.3% falling
16 Ireland -1,902 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 53.2% falling
17 Belgium -1,959 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 4.0% flat
18 Czechia -2,022 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 76.6% volatile
19 Denmark -4,024 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 14.1% falling
20 Costa Rica -4,260 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2021 up 2.1% volatile
21 Hungary -5,733 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 55.2% falling
22 Bulgaria -8,261 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 20.5% rising
23 Kazakhstan -13,932 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 43.7% volatile
24 New Zealand -18,488 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 34.5% rising
25 Norway -19,539 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 25.0% falling
26 Romania -28,864 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 1.5% flat
27 Sweden -32,930 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 43.9% rising
28 Ukraine -36,318 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 32.7% rising
29 Spain -45,587 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 3.8% falling
30 France -51,136 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 27.7% falling
31 Chile -53,852 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 up 8.7% rising
32 Italy -54,970 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 42.1% falling
33 Japan -57,768 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 30.9% rising
34 Australia -75,160 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 70.7% volatile
35 South Africa -85,684 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 down 93.7% falling
36 Mexico -157,215 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 up 12.4% rising
37 Indonesia -266,742 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 up 19.6% falling
38 Brazil -314,842 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 up 13.4% falling
39 Russian Federation -1.10 million Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 18.9% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land
Unit
Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
52 places, 1,706 data points, 1986–2023
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