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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) 2,392 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Korea 139.85 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Slovak Republic 15.14 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent