Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land (Mt CO2e) by country
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Forest land".
Countries reporting
183
Highest
317.38 Mt CO2e
Nigeria
Lowest
-1,145 Mt CO2e
Russia
Median
-3.57 Mt CO2e
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
5,518
What the numbers show
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land (Mt CO2e) is currently reported for 183 countries. The highest value is 317.38 Mt CO2e in Nigeria; the lowest is -1,145 Mt CO2e in Russia.
The median across all reporting countries is -3.57 Mt CO2e, and the mean is -38.71 Mt CO2e.
Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Kenya (up 1,447.1%), and the largest decrease in Mauritius (down 223.6%).
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 317.38 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 2 | Colombia | 57.8 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 3 | Uganda | 43.07 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 30.13 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 5 | Togo | 29.09 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 24.86 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Canada | 20.31 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 8 | Germany | 17.47 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 130.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Guatemala | 16.94 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 10 | Solomon Islands | 15.87 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Guinea | 14.6 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Bolivia | 9.82 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 13 | Angola | 7 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 14 | Peru | 6.28 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.18 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Austria | 5.14 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 175.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Lesotho | 4.87 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Afghanistan | 4.03 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Kenya | 2.68 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 1,447.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Nicaragua | 1.25 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Haiti | 0.7767 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Fiji | 0.56 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Andorra | 0.1358 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 24 | Kuwait | 0.1339 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 25 | Monaco | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 25 | Madagascar | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 25 | Mozambique | 0 Mt CO2e | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Tuvalu | 0 Mt CO2e | 2023 | — | flat |
| 25 | Tanzania | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 30 | Malta | -0.0001 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 31 | San Marino | -0.0105 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 32 | Liechtenstein | -0.0224 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 101.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Bahrain | -0.025 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Syria | -0.043 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 35 | Barbados | -0.047 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 36 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.0556 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 37 | Antigua and Barbuda | -0.0598 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Singapore | -0.0735 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 39 | Palau | -0.099 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 40 | Cape Verde | -0.1148 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 41 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -0.137 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 42 | Grenada | -0.177 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 43 | Cyprus | -0.1879 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 44 | Eritrea | -0.212 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 45 | Saint Lucia | -0.2234 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 46 | Israel | -0.2564 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 47 | Seychelles | -0.2935 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 48 | Switzerland | -0.3943 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 89.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Bangladesh | -0.4456 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Niger | -0.5113 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Armenia | -0.5304 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 52 | Sao Tome and Principe | -0.564 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 53 | Iceland | -0.5645 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 54 | Estonia | -0.5717 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 76.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Micronesia (country) | -0.5934 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Luxembourg | -0.6189 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 57 | Samoa | -0.7682 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 58 | Turkmenistan | -0.8665 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 59 | Latvia | -0.8741 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Mauritania | -0.89 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 61 | Jordan | -0.922 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Morocco | -0.9527 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 63 | Bahamas | -1.04 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 64 | United Arab Emirates | -1.07 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Gambia | -1.11 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Mauritius | -1.28 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 223.6% | volatile |
| 67 | North Macedonia | -1.36 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 68 | Portugal | -1.44 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 69 | East Timor | -1.48 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Argentina | -1.52 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 76.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Moldova | -1.59 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 72 | Tajikistan | -1.68 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 73 | Greece | -1.71 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 22.9% | falling |
| 74 | El Salvador | -1.72 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 75 | Jamaica | -1.78 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Belgium | -1.96 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 77 | Tonga | -2 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Czechia | -2.05 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 76.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Lebanon | -2.05 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 80 | Cambodia | -2.12 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 89.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Netherlands | -2.13 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 82 | Comoros | -2.14 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 83 | Albania | -2.16 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago | -2.19 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 85 | Somalia | -2.22 Mt CO2e | 2020 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | -2.25 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Montenegro | -2.5 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 88 | Malawi | -2.63 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 89 | Ghana | -2.7 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 90 | Dominica | -2.76 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Sri Lanka | -2.83 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | -3.57 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 93 | Tunisia | -3.69 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 94 | Eswatini | -4.04 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Slovenia | -4.15 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Denmark | -4.22 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 97 | Costa Rica | -4.28 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 98 | Philippines | -4.29 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Brunei | -4.46 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 100 | Ireland | -4.49 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 32.9% | falling |
| 101 | Serbia | -4.74 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 102 | Myanmar | -4.9 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Uzbekistan | -5.01 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 104 | Chad | -5.14 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 77.8% | rising |
| 105 | Croatia | -5.82 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 106 | Hungary | -6.36 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 69.3% | falling |
| 107 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -6.4 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 108 | Georgia | -6.69 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 109 | Vanuatu | -6.94 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 110 | Djibouti | -7 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 111 | Slovakia | -7.02 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 112 | Rwanda | -7.09 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 113 | Lithuania | -7.15 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 30.3% | flat |
| 114 | Bulgaria | -8.26 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 115 | Saudi Arabia | -8.98 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 116 | Algeria | -10.15 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan | -10.37 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Bhutan | -11.37 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 119 | Yemen | -11.74 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 120 | Laos | -12.47 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Finland | -12.84 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 122 | Senegal | -13 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 123 | Belize | -13.58 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 124 | Uruguay | -13.94 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 125 | Honduras | -14.53 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 126 | Burundi | -15.41 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Sudan | -15.91 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Kazakhstan | -16.03 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 35.3% | falling |
| 129 | Nepal | -16.23 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Ecuador | -17.01 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 131 | Botswana | -18.02 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | United Kingdom | -18.13 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 133 | New Zealand | -18.5 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 134 | Cote d'Ivoire | -19.17 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 135 | North Korea | -19.31 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Norway | -20.77 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 137 | Congo | -21.19 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 138 | Liberia | -21.47 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Paraguay | -21.52 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 140 | Benin | -22.24 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 141 | Suriname | -22.8 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 142 | Papua New Guinea | -24.01 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 128.0% | rising |
| 143 | South Sudan | -25.34 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 144 | Thailand | -25.76 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 145 | Cuba | -27.77 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 146 | Zimbabwe | -28.05 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 147 | Romania | -28.9 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 148 | Guinea-Bissau | -29.64 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 149 | Mongolia | -30.34 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 150 | Panama | -35.78 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 151 | Ukraine | -36.81 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 32.2% | rising |
| 152 | Sweden | -40.92 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 153 | Poland | -41.15 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 154 | South Korea | -45.6 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 155 | Spain | -45.68 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 156 | Iran | -49.99 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | France | -51.35 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 158 | Chile | -53.85 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 159 | Vietnam | -54.66 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Italy | -54.97 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 161 | Belarus | -55.21 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 162 | Turkey | -56.23 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 163 | Japan | -57.77 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 164 | Zambia | -65.37 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 165 | Australia | -75.07 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 166 | Ethiopia | -78.64 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 167 | South Africa | -85.68 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 168 | Cameroon | -86.91 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | Gabon | -120.32 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 170 | Namibia | -122.33 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 171 | India | -145.03 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 103.6% | falling |
| 172 | Guyana | -148.88 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 173 | Central African Republic | -166 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 174 | Mali | -172.68 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 175 | Mexico | -191.48 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 176 | Malaysia | -261.98 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 177 | Venezuela | -313.51 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 178 | Brazil | -314.84 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 179 | Indonesia | -486.5 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 180 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -537.86 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 181 | United States | -795.16 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 182 | China | -876.83 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 183 | Russia | -1,145 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- IDA blend 115.91 Mt CO2e
- Pacific island small states 6.04 Mt CO2e
- Other small states -36.58 Mt CO2e
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) -57.65 Mt CO2e
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) -57.65 Mt CO2e
- Arab World -65.43 Mt CO2e
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan -67.85 Mt CO2e
- Central Europe and the Baltics -112.29 Mt CO2e
- South Asia -175.91 Mt CO2e
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) -175.91 Mt CO2e
- Euro area -188.6 Mt CO2e
- Caribbean small states -191.95 Mt CO2e
About this data
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Forest land".