Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land by country

Countries reporting
46
Highest
6,143 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
United States
Lowest
0.0547 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Belgium
Median
65.97 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Years covered
38
1986–2023
Data points
1,609

What the numbers show

Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 6,143 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in United States; the lowest is 0.0547 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Belgium.

The median across all reporting countries is 65.97 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, and the mean is 584.92 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.

Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 18,529.0%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 81.8%).

Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 6,143 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 up 60.0% volatile
1 Indonesia 5,018 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 down 15.4% falling
2 Russian Federation 4,698 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 32.2% rising
2 United Kingdom 405.13 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 10.7% falling
3 Finland 1,788 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 4.0% rising
3 Latvia 367.38 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 22.6% falling
4 Australia 1,648 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 14.8% rising
4 Lithuania 365.18 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 3.1% rising
5 South Africa 1,205 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 down 10.6% falling
5 Estonia 243.48 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 0.2% flat
6 Sweden 1,079 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 17.7% falling
6 Poland 108.33 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 29.4% rising
7 Mexico 938.61 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 up 432.1% volatile
8 Brazil 611.88 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 up 67.1% falling
8 Türkiye 37 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 19.1% volatile
9 Germany 414.46 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 16.0% falling
9 Croatia 9.85 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 40.6% volatile
10 Ireland 228.74 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 2.4% rising
11 New Zealand 222.09 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 6.3% falling
11 Netherlands 2.26 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 13.4% falling
12 Chile 220.5 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 up 28.3% volatile
12 Slovenia 0.0196 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 81.8% volatile
13 Argentina 193 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 up 165.4% volatile
14 Canada 155.09 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 45.6% falling
15 Norway 154.71 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 1.0% flat
16 Japan 121.25 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 13.3% rising
17 Spain 66.48 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 20.8% falling
18 Kazakhstan 65.45 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 6,075.0% volatile
19 Italy 63.34 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 165.7% volatile
20 Peru 53.98 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2021 rising
21 Portugal 52.73 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 50.8% rising
22 Ukraine 48.85 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 0.6% rising
23 Austria 33.79 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 9.3% falling
24 France 30.5 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 22.6% falling
25 Greece 22.7 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 18,529.0% volatile
26 Denmark 21.11 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 4.9% falling
27 Costa Rica 20 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2021 up 57.8% volatile
28 Bulgaria 15.65 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 124.6% volatile
29 Hungary 12.73 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 3.9% rising
30 Colombia 11.71 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2021 down 61.0% volatile
31 Switzerland 2.82 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 115.2% volatile
32 Iceland 2.76 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 27.7% rising
33 Czechia 2.31 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 73.7% volatile
34 Romania 0.5382 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 37.5% volatile
35 Cyprus 0.1731 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 38.3% volatile
36 Belgium 0.0547 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 374.6% volatile

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
49 places, 1,609 data points, 1986–2023
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