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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) -281,289 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Slovak Republic -7,010 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Korea -39,540 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent