Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land by country

Countries reporting
46
Highest
9,163 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
United States
Lowest
0.0963 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Belgium
Median
58.93 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Years covered
38
1986–2023
Data points
1,594

What the numbers show

Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land is currently reported for 46 countries. The highest value is 9,163 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in United States; the lowest is 0.0963 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Belgium.

The median across all reporting countries is 58.93 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, and the mean is 795.3 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 95,143.

Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 25,321.2%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 89.1%).

Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Forest land: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 9,163 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 up 62.1% volatile
1 Australia 7,403 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 19.9% rising
2 Russian Federation 7,016 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 37.1% rising
2 Latvia 385.85 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 217.5% volatile
3 Indonesia 2,371 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 down 68.9% volatile
4 South Africa 2,138 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 down 10.4% falling
4 United Kingdom 123.24 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 4.9% rising
5 Brazil 2,106 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 up 70.6% falling
5 Estonia 77.65 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 0.8% flat
6 Mexico 1,903 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 up 290.7% volatile
6 Türkiye 70.67 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 19.1% volatile
7 Argentina 693.35 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 up 165.4% volatile
8 Finland 678.27 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 22.8% falling
8 Poland 8.3 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 9.6% volatile
9 Greece 476.13 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 25,321.2% volatile
9 Netherlands 2.4 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 4.1% flat
10 Chile 421.15 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 up 28.3% volatile
10 Croatia 0.8355 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 48.8% volatile
11 Canada 298.05 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 52.3% falling
11 Lithuania 0.1194 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 367.9% volatile
12 Sweden 269.56 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 16.2% flat
12 Slovenia 0.0375 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 81.8% volatile
13 Peru 192.85 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2021 rising
14 Kazakhstan 124.94 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 6,461.8% volatile
15 Italy 120.97 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 165.7% volatile
16 Ireland 74.45 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 8.0% rising
17 Spain 70.78 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 68.9% volatile
18 France 59.37 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 20.3% falling
19 Norway 58.5 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 4.8% flat
20 Denmark 45.53 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 15.1% rising
21 Colombia 38.17 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2021 down 69.0% volatile
22 Costa Rica 35.63 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2021 up 230.5% volatile
23 Germany 32.77 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 28.8% flat
24 New Zealand 30.54 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 148.8% volatile
25 Portugal 30.12 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 75.2% volatile
26 Bulgaria 24.67 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 185.4% volatile
27 Japan 11.63 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 160.2% volatile
28 Hungary 9.91 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 9.1% volatile
29 Switzerland 5.27 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 108.8% volatile
30 Czechia 4.41 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 73.7% volatile
31 Austria 3.49 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 1.1% flat
32 Ukraine 1.34 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 65.0% volatile
33 Romania 1.03 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 37.5% volatile
34 Iceland 0.9774 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 18.3% rising
35 Cyprus 0.3306 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 38.3% volatile
36 Belgium 0.0963 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 89.1% 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, 1,594 data points, 1986–2023
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