Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in World
World: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding was -4,221 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in World, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in World is -4,221 Mt CO2e, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in World peaked at -1,628 Mt CO2e in 2004 and was at its lowest, -4,221 Mt CO2e, in 2023.
World ranks 45th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in World, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -3,182 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | -3,144 Mt CO2e | -1.2% |
| 2002 | -2,813 Mt CO2e | -10.5% |
| 2003 | -1,684 Mt CO2e | -40.1% |
| 2004 | -1,628 Mt CO2e | -3.4% |
| 2005 | -2,504 Mt CO2e | +53.8% |
| 2006 | -2,607 Mt CO2e | +4.1% |
| 2007 | -3,045 Mt CO2e | +16.8% |
| 2008 | -3,084 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 2009 | -3,598 Mt CO2e | +16.7% |
| 2010 | -4,099 Mt CO2e | +13.9% |
| 2011 | -3,563 Mt CO2e | -13.1% |
| 2012 | -3,332 Mt CO2e | -6.5% |
| 2013 | -3,579 Mt CO2e | +7.4% |
| 2014 | -3,193 Mt CO2e | -10.8% |
| 2015 | -2,784 Mt CO2e | -12.8% |
| 2016 | -3,475 Mt CO2e | +24.8% |
| 2017 | -3,902 Mt CO2e | +12.3% |
| 2018 | -4,114 Mt CO2e | +5.4% |
| 2019 | -3,545 Mt CO2e | -13.8% |
| 2020 | -4,174 Mt CO2e | +17.7% |
| 2021 | -3,777 Mt CO2e | -9.5% |
| 2022 | -4,155 Mt CO2e | +10.0% |
| 2023 | -4,221 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2,729 Mt CO2e | -3,598 Mt CO2e | -1,628 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | -3,559 Mt CO2e | -4,114 Mt CO2e | -2,784 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | -4,082 Mt CO2e | -4,221 Mt CO2e | -3,777 Mt CO2e | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
- 42 Canada 3.28 Mt CO2e compare
- 43 Latvia 3.23 Mt CO2e compare
- 44 Netherlands 3.11 Mt CO2e compare
- 45 Bahamas 2.98 Mt CO2e compare
- 46 South Sudan 2.76 Mt CO2e compare
- 47 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.33 Mt CO2e compare
- 48 Dominican Republic 2.2 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)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0042 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in World?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in World was -4,221 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 - total excluding recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was -1,628 Mt CO2e in 2004.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was -4,221 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- How does World rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding?
- World ranks 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) from Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry LULUCF, excluding non-tropical fires at the country level.