Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land in Canada
Canada: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land was 20.31 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land in Canada, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
In 2023, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in Canada stood at 20.31 Mt CO2e.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and down 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in Canada peaked at 129.22 Mt CO2e in 2004 and was at its lowest, 18.85 Mt CO2e, in 2022.
Canada ranks 7th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.4 Mt CO2e | 32.24 Mt CO2e | 129.22 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.22 Mt CO2e | 35.32 Mt CO2e | 64.17 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.24 Mt CO2e | 18.85 Mt CO2e | 35.9 Mt CO2e | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -21.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2278 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.22 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -5.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in Canada?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in Canada was 20.31 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 129.22 Mt CO2e in 2004.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.85 Mt CO2e in 2022.
- How does Canada rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land?
- Canada ranks 7th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Forest land".