Emissions from deforestation and land-use change. They can be negative.
The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2024.
Top-20 · million tonnes
The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.
| # | Year | Subregion | World rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brazil
|
1,599.67 | 2024 | 197 | |
| 2 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
648.2 | 2024 | 196 | |
| 3 |
Indonesia
|
576.19 | 2024 | 195 | |
| 4 |
Russia
|
385.88 | 2024 | 194 | |
| 5 |
Côte d'Ivoire
|
237.57 | 2024 | 193 | |
| 6 |
Ethiopia
|
214.04 | 2024 | 192 | |
| 7 |
Argentina
|
144.41 | 2024 | 191 | |
| 8 |
Vietnam
|
113.23 | 2024 | 190 | |
| 9 |
Thailand
|
112.24 | 2024 | 189 | |
| 10 |
United States
|
112.06 | 2024 | 188 | |
| 11 |
Canada
|
111.95 | 2024 | 187 | |
| 12 |
Bolivia
|
110.94 | 2024 | 186 | |
| 13 |
Tanzania
|
79.02 | 2024 | 185 | |
| 14 |
Myanmar
|
74.27 | 2024 | 184 | |
| 15 |
Zambia
|
62.59 | 2024 | 183 | |
| 16 |
Malaysia
|
61.98 | 2024 | 182 | |
| 17 |
Central African Republic
|
50.27 | 2024 | 181 | |
| 18 |
Angola
|
50 | 2024 | 180 | |
| 19 |
Guinea
|
49.8 | 2024 | 179 | |
| 20 |
Benin
|
44.09 | 2024 | 178 | |
| 21 |
Nigeria
|
43.52 | 2024 | 177 | |
| 22 |
Cambodia
|
43.42 | 2024 | 176 | |
| 23 |
Philippines
|
42.81 | 2024 | 175 | |
| 24 |
Australia
|
41.66 | 2024 | 174 | |
| 25 |
Finland
|
33.25 | 2024 | 173 | |
| 26 |
Mali
|
31.32 | 2024 | 172 | |
| 27 |
Madagascar
|
31.04 | 2024 | 171 | |
| 28 |
Mozambique
|
30.57 | 2024 | 170 | |
| 29 |
Guatemala
|
29.58 | 2024 | 169 | |
| 30 |
Somalia
|
29.15 | 2024 | 168 | |
| 31 |
Burkina Faso
|
28.45 | 2024 | 167 | |
| 32 |
Papua New Guinea
|
27.97 | 2024 | 166 | |
| 33 |
Iran
|
24.26 | 2024 | 165 | |
| 34 |
Liberia
|
24.26 | 2024 | 164 | |
| 35 |
Cameroon
|
23.45 | 2024 | 163 | |
| 36 |
Laos
|
19.45 | 2024 | 162 | |
| 37 |
Afghanistan
|
18.25 | 2024 | 161 | |
| 38 |
Republic of the Congo
|
17.33 | 2024 | 160 | |
| 39 |
Peru
|
16.68 | 2024 | 159 | |
| 40 |
Paraguay
|
15.27 | 2024 | 158 | |
| 41 |
South Sudan
|
15.01 | 2024 | 157 | |
| 42 |
Bangladesh
|
14.8 | 2024 | 156 | |
| 43 |
Colombia
|
14.53 | 2024 | 155 | |
| 44 |
New Zealand
|
13.74 | 2024 | 154 | |
| 45 |
Ghana
|
13.53 | 2024 | 153 | |
| 46 |
Kenya
|
13.23 | 2024 | 152 | |
| 47 |
Honduras
|
13.22 | 2024 | 151 | |
| 48 |
Sri Lanka
|
10.36 | 2024 | 150 | |
| 49 |
North Korea
|
9.99 | 2024 | 149 | |
| 50 |
Venezuela
|
9.9 | 2024 | 148 | |
| 51 |
Chile
|
9.59 | 2024 | 147 | |
| 52 |
Nicaragua
|
9.38 | 2024 | 146 | |
| 53 |
Malawi
|
9.26 | 2024 | 145 | |
| 54 |
Sudan
|
8.87 | 2024 | 144 | |
| 55 |
Sierra Leone
|
8.15 | 2024 | 143 | |
| 56 |
Sweden
|
7.99 | 2024 | 142 | |
| 57 |
Norway
|
7.74 | 2024 | 141 | |
| 58 |
India
|
7.55 | 2024 | 140 | |
| 59 |
Eritrea
|
7.41 | 2024 | 139 | |
| 60 |
Gabon
|
7.37 | 2024 | 138 | |
| 61 |
Nepal
|
6.75 | 2024 | 137 | |
| 62 |
Lesotho
|
6.72 | 2024 | 136 | |
| 63 |
Chad
|
6.55 | 2024 | 135 | |
| 64 |
Bhutan
|
6.54 | 2024 | 134 | |
| 65 |
Belize
|
6.38 | 2024 | 133 | |
| 66 |
Niger
|
6.35 | 2024 | 132 | |
| 67 |
Senegal
|
5.89 | 2024 | 131 | |
| 68 |
Ukraine
|
5.58 | 2024 | 130 | |
| 69 |
Japan
|
5.49 | 2024 | 129 | |
| 70 |
Solomon Islands
|
5.26 | 2024 | 128 | |
| 71 |
Netherlands
|
5.14 | 2024 | 127 | |
| 72 |
Guinea-Bissau
|
4.94 | 2024 | 126 | |
| 73 |
Namibia
|
4.65 | 2024 | 125 | |
| 74 |
Uganda
|
4.57 | 2024 | 124 | |
| 75 |
Burundi
|
4.3 | 2024 | 123 | |
| 76 |
Portugal
|
4.12 | 2024 | 122 | |
| 77 |
Belgium
|
3.84 | 2024 | 121 | |
| 78 |
South Africa
|
3.81 | 2024 | 120 | |
| 79 |
Timor-Leste
|
3.76 | 2024 | 119 | |
| 80 |
Guyana
|
3.48 | 2024 | 118 | |
| 81 |
Latvia
|
2.95 | 2024 | 117 | |
| 82 |
Egypt
|
2.8 | 2024 | 116 | |
| 83 |
Azerbaijan
|
2.65 | 2024 | 115 | |
| 84 |
Algeria
|
2.54 | 2024 | 114 | |
| 85 |
Rwanda
|
2.29 | 2024 | 113 | |
| 86 |
Iraq
|
2.27 | 2024 | 112 | |
| 87 |
Slovenia
|
2.24 | 2024 | 111 | |
| 88 |
Togo
|
2.04 | 2024 | 110 | |
| 89 |
Panama
|
2.01 | 2024 | 109 | |
| 90 |
Denmark
|
1.96 | 2024 | 108 | |
| 91 |
Mongolia
|
1.57 | 2024 | 107 | |
| 92 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
1.37 | 2024 | 106 | |
| 93 |
Slovakia
|
1.35 | 2024 | 105 | |
| 94 |
Jordan
|
1.32 | 2024 | 104 | |
| 95 |
Brunei Darussalam
|
0.84 | 2024 | 103 | |
| 96 |
Uruguay
|
0.54 | 2024 | 102 | |
| 97 |
Saudi Arabia
|
0.47 | 2024 | 101 | |
| 98 |
Mauritania
|
0.37 | 2024 | 100 | |
| 99 |
Iceland
|
0.36 | 2024 | 99 | |
| 100 |
Gambia
|
0.31 | 2024 | 98 | |
| 101 |
Oman
|
0.27 | 2024 | 97 | |
| 102 |
Eswatini
|
0.21 | 2024 | 96 | |
| 103 |
Yemen
|
0.21 | 2024 | 95 | |
| 104 |
El Salvador
|
0.2 | 2024 | 94 | |
| 105 |
Suriname
|
0.18 | 2024 | 93 | |
| 106 |
Luxembourg
|
0.14 | 2024 | 92 | |
| 107 |
Sao Tome and Principe
|
0.12 | 2024 | 91 | |
| 108 |
Dominican Republic
|
0.11 | 2024 | 90 | |
| 109 |
Djibouti
|
0.1 | 2024 | 89 | |
| 110 |
Singapore
|
0.1 | 2024 | 88 | |
| 111 |
Lebanon
|
0.07 | 2024 | 87 | |
| 112 |
Tajikistan
|
0.07 | 2024 | 86 | |
| 113 |
Palestine
|
0.04 | 2024 | 85 | |
| 114 |
Comoros
|
0.03 | 2024 | 84 | |
| 115 |
Armenia
|
0.02 | 2024 | 83 | |
| 116 |
Qatar
|
0.02 | 2024 | 82 | |
| 117 |
Tonga
|
0.02 | 2024 | 81 | |
| 118 |
Kuwait
|
0.01 | 2024 | 80 | |
| 119 |
Cabo Verde
|
0 | 2024 | 79 | |
| 120 |
Bahrain
|
0 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 121 |
Cook Islands
|
0 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 122 |
Kiribati
|
0 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 123 |
Maldives
|
0 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 124 |
Marshall Islands
|
0 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 125 |
Micronesia
|
0 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 126 |
Monaco
|
0 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 127 |
Nauru
|
0 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 128 |
Niue
|
0 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 129 |
Palau
|
0 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 130 |
Seychelles
|
0 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 131 |
Tuvalu
|
0 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 132 |
United Arab Emirates
|
0 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 133 |
Vatican City
|
0 | 2024 | 65 | |
| 134 |
Andorra
|
-0.01 | 2024 | 63 | |
| 135 |
San Marino
|
-0.01 | 2024 | 63 | |
| 136 |
Liechtenstein
|
-0.01 | 2024 | 62 | |
| 137 |
Bahamas
|
-0.02 | 2024 | 61 | |
| 138 |
Antigua and Barbuda
|
-0.03 | 2024 | 60 | |
| 139 |
Mauritius
|
-0.04 | 2024 | 59 | |
| 140 |
Israel
|
-0.04 | 2024 | 58 | |
| 141 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
-0.06 | 2024 | 57 | |
| 142 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
-0.07 | 2024 | 56 | |
| 143 |
Malta
|
-0.07 | 2024 | 55 | |
| 144 |
Barbados
|
-0.07 | 2024 | 54 | |
| 145 |
Grenada
|
-0.08 | 2024 | 53 | |
| 146 |
Dominica
|
-0.09 | 2024 | 52 | |
| 147 |
Saint Lucia
|
-0.1 | 2024 | 51 | |
| 148 |
Cuba
|
-0.1 | 2024 | 50 | |
| 149 |
Switzerland
|
-0.13 | 2024 | 49 | |
| 150 |
Trinidad and Tobago
|
-0.17 | 2024 | 48 | |
| 151 |
Botswana
|
-0.2 | 2024 | 47 | |
| 152 |
Libya
|
-0.2 | 2024 | 46 | |
| 153 |
Estonia
|
-0.21 | 2024 | 45 | |
| 154 |
Samoa
|
-0.23 | 2024 | 44 | |
| 155 |
Vanuatu
|
-0.32 | 2024 | 43 | |
| 156 |
Turkmenistan
|
-0.32 | 2024 | 42 | |
| 157 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
-0.33 | 2024 | 41 | |
| 158 |
Ireland
|
-0.34 | 2024 | 40 | |
| 159 |
Jamaica
|
-0.39 | 2024 | 39 | |
| 160 |
Albania
|
-0.42 | 2024 | 38 | |
| 161 |
North Macedonia
|
-0.49 | 2024 | 37 | |
| 162 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
-0.62 | 2024 | 36 | |
| 163 |
Austria
|
-0.67 | 2024 | 35 | |
| 164 |
Lithuania
|
-0.69 | 2024 | 34 | |
| 165 |
Uzbekistan
|
-0.79 | 2024 | 33 | |
| 166 |
Cyprus
|
-0.9 | 2024 | 32 | |
| 167 |
Costa Rica
|
-0.99 | 2024 | 31 | |
| 168 |
Fiji
|
-1.08 | 2024 | 30 | |
| 169 |
Tunisia
|
-1.32 | 2024 | 29 | |
| 170 |
Zimbabwe
|
-1.75 | 2024 | 28 | |
| 171 |
Montenegro
|
-2.46 | 2024 | 27 | |
| 172 |
Croatia
|
-2.62 | 2024 | 26 | |
| 173 |
Moldova
|
-3.39 | 2024 | 25 | |
| 174 |
Belarus
|
-3.52 | 2024 | 24 | |
| 175 |
South Korea
|
-3.62 | 2024 | 23 | |
| 176 |
Haiti
|
-4.24 | 2024 | 22 | |
| 177 |
United Kingdom
|
-4.53 | 2024 | 21 | |
| 178 |
Germany
|
-4.98 | 2024 | 20 | |
| 179 |
Czechia
|
-5.68 | 2024 | 19 | |
| 180 |
Syria
|
-6.39 | 2024 | 18 | |
| 181 |
Georgia
|
-6.64 | 2024 | 17 | |
| 182 |
Kazakhstan
|
-7.8 | 2024 | 16 | |
| 183 |
Bulgaria
|
-7.83 | 2024 | 15 | |
| 184 |
Türkiye
|
-9.52 | 2024 | 14 | |
| 185 |
Spain
|
-10.46 | 2024 | 13 | |
| 186 |
Hungary
|
-10.75 | 2024 | 12 | |
| 187 |
Ecuador
|
-12.18 | 2024 | 11 | |
| 188 |
France
|
-12.23 | 2024 | 10 | |
| 189 |
Italy
|
-12.35 | 2024 | 9 | |
| 190 |
Morocco
|
-12.81 | 2024 | 8 | |
| 191 |
Serbia
|
-16.41 | 2024 | 7 | |
| 192 |
Pakistan
|
-17.15 | 2024 | 6 | |
| 193 |
Greece
|
-20.36 | 2024 | 5 | |
| 194 |
Romania
|
-21.37 | 2024 | 4 | |
| 195 |
Poland
|
-28.89 | 2024 | 3 | |
| 196 |
Mexico
|
-37.24 | 2024 | 2 | |
| 197 |
China
|
-319.42 | 2024 | 1 |
Carbon dioxide emissions from land-use change: deforestation, peatland drainage, conversion of land to agriculture — net of absorption by growing forests. This is the only series in the section where values can be negative: a country whose forest cover is expanding absorbs more than it releases. For several countries with active logging this item is comparable to all other emissions combined.
Important: Negative values mean absorption. The estimates here are the most uncertain in all of carbon statistics: they are built from satellite data on forest cover and from models of soil carbon stocks.
All greenhouse gases except emissions from deforestation and land-use change.
Environment 1990–2023 Forest areaThe absolute area of forest in square kilometers.
Emissions 1850–2024 Greenhouse gas emissionsAll greenhouse gases in CO2 equivalent, including methane and nitrous oxide.
Agriculture 1961–2023 Agricultural landHow much land is taken up by arable land, permanent crops and pasture.