Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil (Mt CO2e) by country
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Organic soil".
Countries reporting
184
Highest
476.85 Mt CO2e
Indonesia
Lowest
-2.96 Mt CO2e
Argentina
Median
0 Mt CO2e
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
5,108
What the numbers show
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil (Mt CO2e) is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 476.85 Mt CO2e in Indonesia; the lowest is -2.96 Mt CO2e in Argentina.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 Mt CO2e, and the mean is 4.06 Mt CO2e.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 161.
Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Australia (up 71.6%), and the largest decrease in France (down 69.3%).
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 476.85 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 2 | Malaysia | 54.15 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 52.92 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 44.54 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 5 | Russia | 29.85 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 6 | Finland | 21.13 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 7 | Belarus | 14.71 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 8.96 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 9 | Iceland | 7.32 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 10 | Ireland | 5.33 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands | 5.13 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 12 | Poland | 4.75 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 13 | Norway | 4.06 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 14 | Latvia | 4.04 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 15 | Denmark | 2.84 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 16 | Estonia | 2.46 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 17 | Colombia | 2.01 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | New Zealand | 1.87 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 19 | Papua New Guinea | 1.72 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Japan | 1.26 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 21 | Canada | 1.16 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Italy | 0.8608 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 23 | Switzerland | 0.7638 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 24 | Lithuania | 0.6876 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 0.3041 Mt CO2e | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Greece | 0.2444 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Romania | 0.2284 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Croatia | 0.0923 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 0.0806 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Australia | 0.0755 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Belgium | 0.0753 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Hungary | 0.0584 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 33 | France | 0.0385 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Spain | 0.0375 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 35 | Georgia | 0.0261 Mt CO2e | 2023 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 36 | Micronesia (country) | 0.0241 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Liechtenstein | 0.0086 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 38 | Afghanistan | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Angola | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Albania | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Andorra | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | United Arab Emirates | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Armenia | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Azerbaijan | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Burundi | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Benin | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Bahrain | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Bahamas | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Belize | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Bolivia | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Brazil | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Brunei | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Bhutan | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Botswana | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Central African Republic | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Chile | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | China | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Cameroon | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Congo | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Comoros | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Cape Verde | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Costa Rica | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Cuba | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Cyprus | 0 Mt CO2e | 2022 | — | flat |
| 38 | Czechia | 0 Mt CO2e | 2022 | — | flat |
| 38 | Djibouti | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Dominica | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Algeria | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Ecuador | 0 Mt CO2e | 2023 | — | flat |
| 38 | Eritrea | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Ethiopia | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Fiji | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Gabon | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Ghana | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Guinea | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Gambia | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Grenada | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Guatemala | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Guyana | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Honduras | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Haiti | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | India | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Iran | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Israel | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Jamaica | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Jordan | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Kazakhstan | 0 Mt CO2e | 2022 | — | flat |
| 38 | Kenya | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Cambodia | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | South Korea | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Kuwait | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Laos | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Lebanon | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Liberia | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Saint Lucia | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Sri Lanka | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Lesotho | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 0 Mt CO2e | 2022 | — | flat |
| 38 | Morocco | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Monaco | 0 Mt CO2e | 2022 | — | flat |
| 38 | Moldova | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Madagascar | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Maldives | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Mexico | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Mali | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Malta | 0 Mt CO2e | 2022 | — | flat |
| 38 | Myanmar | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Montenegro | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Mongolia | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Mozambique | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Mauritania | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Mauritius | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Malawi | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Namibia | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Niger | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Nigeria | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Nicaragua | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Nepal | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Pakistan | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Panama | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Peru | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Philippines | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Palau | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | North Korea | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Portugal | 0 Mt CO2e | 2022 | — | flat |
| 38 | Paraguay | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Rwanda | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Sudan | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Senegal | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Solomon Islands | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | El Salvador | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | San Marino | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Somalia | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Serbia | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | South Sudan | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Suriname | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Slovakia | 0 Mt CO2e | 2022 | — | flat |
| 38 | Slovenia | 0 Mt CO2e | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Sweden | 0 Mt CO2e | 2023 | — | flat |
| 38 | Eswatini | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Seychelles | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Syria | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Chad | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Togo | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Thailand | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Tajikistan | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Turkmenistan | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | East Timor | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Tonga | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Tunisia | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Turkey | 0 Mt CO2e | 2023 | — | flat |
| 38 | Tuvalu | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Tanzania | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Uganda | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Ukraine | 0 Mt CO2e | 2023 | — | flat |
| 38 | Uruguay | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Uzbekistan | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Venezuela | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Vietnam | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Vanuatu | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Samoa | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Yemen | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | South Africa | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Zambia | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 0 Mt CO2e | 2020 | — | flat |
| 182 | Singapore | -0.0019 Mt CO2e | 2023 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Barbados | -0.008 Mt CO2e | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 184 | Argentina | -2.96 Mt CO2e | 2022 | up 50.9% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1,154 Mt CO2e
- IDA & IBRD total 584.47 Mt CO2e
- IBRD only 582.73 Mt CO2e
- Low & middle income 549.48 Mt CO2e
- Middle income 549.48 Mt CO2e
- Upper middle income 547.76 Mt CO2e
- East Asia & Pacific 535.94 Mt CO2e
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 532.74 Mt CO2e
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 532.74 Mt CO2e
- Early-demographic dividend 478.59 Mt CO2e
- High income 200.86 Mt CO2e
- OECD members 172.62 Mt CO2e
About this data
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Organic soil".