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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) 4,937 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Korea 73.22 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Slovak Republic 7.93 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent