Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land in World
World: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land was -5,130 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land in World, 1990–2023
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 World stood at -5,130 Mt CO2e. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in World peaked at -5,130 Mt CO2e in 2023 and was at its lowest, -7,726 Mt CO2e, in 1990.
World ranks 44th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -7,384 Mt CO2e | -7,726 Mt CO2e | -6,911 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | -6,437 Mt CO2e | -6,891 Mt CO2e | -5,987 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | -5,828 Mt CO2e | -6,383 Mt CO2e | -5,418 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | -5,250 Mt CO2e | -5,556 Mt CO2e | -5,130 Mt CO2e | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 41 Saint Kitts and Nevis -0.137 Mt CO2e compare
- 42 Grenada -0.177 Mt CO2e compare
- 43 Cyprus -0.1879 Mt CO2e compare
- 44 Eritrea -0.212 Mt CO2e compare
- 45 Saint Lucia -0.2234 Mt CO2e compare
- 46 Israel -0.2564 Mt CO2e compare
- 47 Seychelles -0.2935 Mt CO2e compare
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -0.9521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0002 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.6 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.52 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.5619 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in World?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in World was -5,130 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was -5,130 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was -7,726 Mt CO2e in 1990.
- How does World rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land?
- World ranks 44th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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".