Of the economies in the World Bank's latest release, Nigeria has the highest carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land (Mt CO2e) (317.38 in 2023) and Russian Federation the lowest (-1,145 in 2023). The world figure is -5,130 (2023).
What this measures
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Forest land".
Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.
Ranking
| # | Economy | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 317.38 | 2023 |
| 2 | Colombia | 57.8 | 2023 |
| 3 | Uganda | 43.07 | 2023 |
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 30.13 | 2023 |
| 5 | Togo | 29.09 | 2023 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 24.86 | 2023 |
| 7 | Canada | 20.31 | 2023 |
| 8 | Germany | 17.47 | 2023 |
| 9 | Guatemala | 16.94 | 2023 |
| 10 | Solomon Islands | 15.87 | 2023 |
| 11 | Guinea | 14.6 | 2023 |
| 12 | Bolivia | 9.82 | 2023 |
| 13 | Angola | 7 | 2023 |
| 14 | Peru | 6.28 | 2023 |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.18 | 2023 |
| 16 | Austria | 5.14 | 2023 |
| 17 | Lesotho | 4.87 | 2023 |
| 18 | Afghanistan | 4.03 | 2023 |
| 19 | Kenya | 2.68 | 2023 |
| 20 | Nicaragua | 1.25 | 2023 |
| 21 | Haiti | 0.78 | 2023 |
| 22 | Fiji | 0.56 | 2023 |
| 23 | Andorra | 0.14 | 2023 |
| 24 | Kuwait | 0.13 | 2023 |
| 25 | Madagascar | 0 | 2020 |
| 26 | Monaco | 0 | 2020 |
| 27 | Mozambique | 0 | 2023 |
| 28 | Tanzania | 0 | 2020 |
| 29 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2023 |
| 30 | Malta | -0.0001 | 2023 |
| 31 | San Marino | -0.01 | 2023 |
| 32 | Liechtenstein | -0.02 | 2023 |
| 33 | Bahrain | -0.03 | 2023 |
| 34 | Syrian Arab Republic | -0.04 | 2023 |
| 35 | Barbados | -0.05 | 2023 |
| 36 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.06 | 2023 |
| 37 | Antigua and Barbuda | -0.06 | 2023 |
| 38 | Singapore | -0.07 | 2023 |
| 39 | Palau | -0.1 | 2023 |
| 40 | Cabo Verde | -0.11 | 2023 |
| 41 | St. Kitts and Nevis | -0.14 | 2023 |
| 42 | Grenada | -0.18 | 2023 |
| 43 | Cyprus | -0.19 | 2023 |
| 44 | Eritrea | -0.21 | 2023 |
| 45 | St. Lucia | -0.22 | 2023 |
| 46 | Israel | -0.26 | 2023 |
| 47 | Seychelles | -0.29 | 2023 |
| 48 | Switzerland | -0.39 | 2023 |
| 49 | Bangladesh | -0.45 | 2023 |
| 50 | Niger | -0.51 | 2023 |
| 51 | Armenia | -0.53 | 2023 |
| 52 | São Tomé and Principe | -0.56 | 2023 |
| 53 | Iceland | -0.56 | 2023 |
| 54 | Estonia | -0.57 | 2023 |
| 55 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | -0.59 | 2023 |
| 56 | Luxembourg | -0.62 | 2023 |
| 57 | Samoa | -0.77 | 2023 |
| 58 | Turkmenistan | -0.87 | 2023 |
| 59 | Latvia | -0.87 | 2023 |
| 60 | Mauritania | -0.89 | 2023 |
| 61 | Jordan | -0.92 | 2023 |
| 62 | Morocco | -0.95 | 2023 |
| 63 | Bahamas, The | -1.04 | 2023 |
| 64 | United Arab Emirates | -1.07 | 2023 |
| 65 | Gambia, The | -1.11 | 2023 |
| 66 | Mauritius | -1.28 | 2023 |
| 67 | North Macedonia | -1.36 | 2023 |
| 68 | Portugal | -1.44 | 2023 |
| 69 | Timor-Leste | -1.48 | 2023 |
| 70 | Argentina | -1.52 | 2023 |
| 71 | Moldova | -1.59 | 2023 |
| 72 | Tajikistan | -1.68 | 2023 |
| 73 | Greece | -1.71 | 2023 |
| 74 | El Salvador | -1.72 | 2023 |
| 75 | Jamaica | -1.78 | 2023 |
| 76 | Belgium | -1.96 | 2023 |
| 77 | Tonga | -2 | 2023 |
| 78 | Czechia | -2.05 | 2023 |
| 79 | Lebanon | -2.05 | 2023 |
| 80 | Cambodia | -2.12 | 2023 |
| 81 | Netherlands | -2.13 | 2023 |
| 82 | Comoros | -2.14 | 2023 |
| 83 | Albania | -2.16 | 2023 |
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago | -2.19 | 2023 |
| 85 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -2.22 | 2020 |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | -2.25 | 2023 |
| 87 | Montenegro | -2.5 | 2023 |
| 88 | Malawi | -2.63 | 2023 |
| 89 | Ghana | -2.7 | 2023 |
| 90 | Dominica | -2.76 | 2023 |
| 91 | Sri Lanka | -2.83 | 2023 |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | -3.57 | 2023 |
| 93 | Tunisia | -3.69 | 2023 |
| 94 | Eswatini | -4.04 | 2023 |
| 95 | Slovenia | -4.15 | 2023 |
| 96 | Denmark | -4.22 | 2023 |
| 97 | Costa Rica | -4.28 | 2023 |
| 98 | Philippines | -4.29 | 2023 |
| 99 | Brunei Darussalam | -4.46 | 2023 |
| 100 | Ireland | -4.49 | 2023 |
| 101 | Serbia | -4.74 | 2023 |
| 102 | Myanmar | -4.9 | 2023 |
| 103 | Uzbekistan | -5.01 | 2023 |
| 104 | Chad | -5.14 | 2023 |
| 105 | Croatia | -5.82 | 2023 |
| 106 | Hungary | -6.36 | 2023 |
| 107 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -6.4 | 2023 |
| 108 | Georgia | -6.69 | 2023 |
| 109 | Vanuatu | -6.94 | 2023 |
| 110 | Djibouti | -7 | 2023 |
| 111 | Slovak Republic | -7.02 | 2023 |
| 112 | Rwanda | -7.09 | 2023 |
| 113 | Lithuania | -7.15 | 2023 |
| 114 | Bulgaria | -8.26 | 2023 |
| 115 | Saudi Arabia | -8.98 | 2023 |
| 116 | Algeria | -10.15 | 2023 |
| 117 | Kyrgyz Republic | -10.37 | 2023 |
| 118 | Bhutan | -11.37 | 2023 |
| 119 | Yemen, Rep. | -11.74 | 2023 |
| 120 | Lao PDR | -12.47 | 2023 |
| 121 | Finland | -12.84 | 2023 |
| 122 | Senegal | -13 | 2023 |
| 123 | Belize | -13.58 | 2023 |
| 124 | Uruguay | -13.94 | 2023 |
| 125 | Honduras | -14.53 | 2023 |
| 126 | Burundi | -15.41 | 2023 |
| 127 | Sudan | -15.91 | 2023 |
| 128 | Kazakhstan | -16.03 | 2023 |
| 129 | Nepal | -16.23 | 2023 |
| 130 | Ecuador | -17.01 | 2023 |
| 131 | Botswana | -18.02 | 2023 |
| 132 | United Kingdom | -18.13 | 2023 |
| 133 | New Zealand | -18.5 | 2023 |
| 134 | Côte d'Ivoire | -19.17 | 2023 |
| 135 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | -19.31 | 2023 |
| 136 | Norway | -20.77 | 2023 |
| 137 | Congo, Rep. | -21.19 | 2023 |
| 138 | Liberia | -21.47 | 2023 |
| 139 | Paraguay | -21.52 | 2023 |
| 140 | Benin | -22.24 | 2023 |
| 141 | Suriname | -22.8 | 2023 |
| 142 | Papua New Guinea | -24.01 | 2023 |
| 143 | South Sudan | -25.34 | 2023 |
| 144 | Thailand | -25.76 | 2023 |
| 145 | Cuba | -27.77 | 2023 |
| 146 | Zimbabwe | -28.05 | 2023 |
| 147 | Romania | -28.9 | 2023 |
| 148 | Guinea-Bissau | -29.64 | 2023 |
| 149 | Mongolia | -30.34 | 2023 |
| 150 | Panama | -35.78 | 2023 |
| 151 | Ukraine | -36.81 | 2023 |
| 152 | Sweden | -40.92 | 2023 |
| 153 | Poland | -41.15 | 2023 |
| 154 | Korea, Rep. | -45.6 | 2023 |
| 155 | Spain | -45.68 | 2023 |
| 156 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | -49.99 | 2023 |
| 157 | France | -51.35 | 2023 |
| 158 | Chile | -53.85 | 2023 |
| 159 | Viet Nam | -54.66 | 2023 |
| 160 | Italy | -54.97 | 2023 |
| 161 | Belarus | -55.21 | 2023 |
| 162 | Türkiye | -56.23 | 2023 |
| 163 | Japan | -57.77 | 2023 |
| 164 | Zambia | -65.37 | 2023 |
| 165 | Australia | -75.07 | 2023 |
| 166 | Ethiopia | -78.64 | 2023 |
| 167 | South Africa | -85.68 | 2023 |
| 168 | Cameroon | -86.91 | 2023 |
| 169 | Gabon | -120.32 | 2023 |
| 170 | Namibia | -122.33 | 2023 |
| 171 | India | -145.03 | 2023 |
| 172 | Guyana | -148.88 | 2023 |
| 173 | Central African Republic | -166.01 | 2023 |
| 174 | Mali | -172.68 | 2023 |
| 175 | Mexico | -191.48 | 2023 |
| 176 | Malaysia | -261.98 | 2023 |
| 177 | Venezuela, RB | -313.52 | 2023 |
| 178 | Brazil | -314.84 | 2023 |
| 179 | Indonesia | -486.5 | 2023 |
| 180 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | -537.86 | 2023 |
| 181 | United States | -795.16 | 2023 |
| 182 | China | -876.83 | 2023 |
| 183 | Russian Federation | -1,145 | 2023 |
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- Arable land (hectares)
- Arable land (hectares per person)
- Arable land (% of land area)
- Land under cereal production (hectares)
- Permanent cropland (% of land area)
- Forest area (sq. km)
- Forest area (% of land area)
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Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, EN.GHG.CO2.LU.FL.MT.CE.AR5, CC BY 4.0. Original source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, uri: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-14-4643-2022, note: Data available from https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7190605, publisher: Earth System Science Data (ESSD) View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.
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