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Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

Global Average
18.3Mt CO2eq
Median: 0.8Mt CO2eq
Countries Covered
183
with available data
Highest
Brazil
1,024.8Mt CO2eq
Lowest
Barbados
-0.0Mt CO2eq
Top 5 Countries
1Brazil1,024.8Mt CO2eq
2Democratic Republic of the Congo529.2Mt CO2eq
3Ethiopia156.4Mt CO2eq
4Cote d'Ivoire130.3Mt CO2eq
5United States of America124.7Mt CO2eq
By Region
South America179.2Mt CO2eq(7 countries)
North America41.0Mt CO2eq(4 countries)
Africa38.6Mt CO2eq(8 countries)
Other12.3Mt CO2eq(107 countries)
Asia11.6Mt CO2eq(23 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (-0.0Mt CO2eq)High (1,024.8Mt CO2eq)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 18.3Mt CO2eq)

South America (7)
North America (4)
Africa (8)
Other (107)
Asia (23)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Brazil1,024.8Mt CO2eq
2Democratic Republic of the Congo529.2Mt CO2eq
3Ethiopia156.4Mt CO2eq
4Cote d'Ivoire130.3Mt CO2eq
5United States of America124.7Mt CO2eq
6Peru94.5Mt CO2eq
7Islamic Republic of Iran71.5Mt CO2eq
8Angola63.4Mt CO2eq
9Myanmar53.8Mt CO2eq
10Philippines51.5Mt CO2eq
11Argentina50.8Mt CO2eq
12Indonesia45.8Mt CO2eq
13United Republic of Tanzania43.7Mt CO2eq
14Colombia42.6Mt CO2eq
15Malaysia40.9Mt CO2eq
16Zimbabwe38.0Mt CO2eq
17Ecuador36.6Mt CO2eq
18Madagascar34.3Mt CO2eq
19Cambodia32.6Mt CO2eq
20Paraguay32.5Mt CO2eq
21Nigeria32.4Mt CO2eq
22Zambia31.7Mt CO2eq
23Mozambique30.7Mt CO2eq
24Kenya30.5Mt CO2eq
25Bolivia28.2Mt CO2eq
26South Sudan28.1Mt CO2eq
27Sudan23.9Mt CO2eq
28Lao People's Democratic Republic20.1Mt CO2eq
29Guinea19.0Mt CO2eq
30Mali17.6Mt CO2eq
31Somalia17.4Mt CO2eq
32Botswana15.2Mt CO2eq
33Mexico14.0Mt CO2eq
34Guatemala13.9Mt CO2eq
35Benin13.7Mt CO2eq
36Vietnam13.5Mt CO2eq
37Ghana13.3Mt CO2eq
38Uganda13.1Mt CO2eq
39South Africa12.9Mt CO2eq
40Burkina Faso12.1Mt CO2eq
41Namibia11.6Mt CO2eq
42Nicaragua11.6Mt CO2eq
43Gabon11.5Mt CO2eq
44Canada11.5Mt CO2eq
45France10.3Mt CO2eq
46Cameroon10.3Mt CO2eq
47Yemen9.9Mt CO2eq
48India9.7Mt CO2eq
49Thailand9.6Mt CO2eq
50Papua New Guinea9.6Mt CO2eq
51Poland8.9Mt CO2eq
52Suriname7.2Mt CO2eq
53Guinea-Bissau7.1Mt CO2eq
54Honduras7.1Mt CO2eq
55Panama6.8Mt CO2eq
56Afghanistan6.5Mt CO2eq
57Guyana6.0Mt CO2eq
58Russian Federation5.9Mt CO2eq
59Central African Republic5.6Mt CO2eq
60Belize5.0Mt CO2eq
61Dominican Republic4.4Mt CO2eq
62Australia4.4Mt CO2eq
63Bahamas4.0Mt CO2eq
64Belarus3.7Mt CO2eq
65Uzbekistan3.6Mt CO2eq
66Albania3.5Mt CO2eq
67Equatorial Guinea3.4Mt CO2eq
68Uruguay3.3Mt CO2eq
69People's Republic of China3.3Mt CO2eq
70Republic of the Congo2.9Mt CO2eq
71Japan2.6Mt CO2eq
72North Korea2.3Mt CO2eq
73Republic of The Gambia2.3Mt CO2eq
74Chile2.1Mt CO2eq
75Malawi2.1Mt CO2eq
76Norway2.1Mt CO2eq
77Italy1.9Mt CO2eq
78New Zealand1.8Mt CO2eq
79Sweden1.6Mt CO2eq
80Costa Rica1.6Mt CO2eq
81El Salvador1.4Mt CO2eq
82Finland1.3Mt CO2eq
83Spain1.3Mt CO2eq
84Türkiye1.3Mt CO2eq
85Austria1.3Mt CO2eq
86United Kingdom1.3Mt CO2eq
87Niger1.2Mt CO2eq
88Romania1.1Mt CO2eq
89Portugal1.0Mt CO2eq
90Liberia1.0Mt CO2eq
91Netherlands0.8Mt CO2eq
92Bangladesh0.8Mt CO2eq
93Belgium0.8Mt CO2eq
94Latvia0.8Mt CO2eq
95Switzerland0.6Mt CO2eq
96Germany0.5Mt CO2eq
97Eswatini0.4Mt CO2eq
98Sri Lanka0.4Mt CO2eq
99Haiti0.4Mt CO2eq
100Solomon Islands0.3Mt CO2eq
101Moldova, Republic of0.3Mt CO2eq
102Estonia0.3Mt CO2eq
103Slovenia0.2Mt CO2eq
104Hungary0.2Mt CO2eq
105Togo0.2Mt CO2eq
106Czech Republic0.2Mt CO2eq
107Morocco0.2Mt CO2eq
108Bulgaria0.2Mt CO2eq
109Brunei Darussalam0.2Mt CO2eq
110Jamaica0.2Mt CO2eq
111Seychelles0.1Mt CO2eq
112Lithuania0.1Mt CO2eq
113Serbia0.1Mt CO2eq
114Denmark0.1Mt CO2eq
115Bhutan0.1Mt CO2eq
116Ireland0.1Mt CO2eq
117Tunisia0.1Mt CO2eq
118Cape Verde0.1Mt CO2eq
119Slovakia0.1Mt CO2eq
120Croatia0.0Mt CO2eq
121Sao Tome and Principe0.0Mt CO2eq
122Ukraine0.0Mt CO2eq
123Greece0.0Mt CO2eq
124Venezuela0.0Mt CO2eq
125Luxembourg0.0Mt CO2eq
126Burundi0.0Mt CO2eq
127Cyprus0.0Mt CO2eq
128Antigua and Barbuda0.0Mt CO2eq
129Liechtenstein0.0Mt CO2eq
130Mongolia0.0Mt CO2eq
131Micronesia, Federated States of0.0Mt CO2eq
132Saint Lucia0.0Mt CO2eq
133Iceland0.0Mt CO2eq
134Chad0.0Mt CO2eq
135Comoros0.0Mt CO2eq
136Cuba0.0Mt CO2eq
137Dominica0.0Mt CO2eq
138Eritrea0.0Mt CO2eq
139Fiji0.0Mt CO2eq
140Djibouti0.0Mt CO2eq
141Georgia0.0Mt CO2eq
142Grenada0.0Mt CO2eq
143Israel0.0Mt CO2eq
144Kazakhstan0.0Mt CO2eq
145Jordan0.0Mt CO2eq
146South Korea0.0Mt CO2eq
147Kuwait0.0Mt CO2eq
148Kyrgyzstan0.0Mt CO2eq
149Lebanon0.0Mt CO2eq
150Lesotho0.0Mt CO2eq
151Mauritania0.0Mt CO2eq
152Mauritius0.0Mt CO2eq
153Monaco0.0Mt CO2eq
154Montenegro0.0Mt CO2eq
155Nepal0.0Mt CO2eq
156Vanuatu0.0Mt CO2eq
157Palau0.0Mt CO2eq
158Pakistan0.0Mt CO2eq
159Timor-Leste0.0Mt CO2eq
160Rwanda0.0Mt CO2eq
161Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0Mt CO2eq
162Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0Mt CO2eq
163San Marino0.0Mt CO2eq
164Saudi Arabia0.0Mt CO2eq
165Senegal0.0Mt CO2eq
166Singapore0.0Mt CO2eq
167Syrian Arab Republic0.0Mt CO2eq
168Tajikistan0.0Mt CO2eq
169Tonga0.0Mt CO2eq
170Trinidad and Tobago0.0Mt CO2eq
171United Arab Emirates0.0Mt CO2eq
172Turkmenistan0.0Mt CO2eq
173Tuvalu0.0Mt CO2eq
174The Republic of North Macedonia0.0Mt CO2eq
175Samoa0.0Mt CO2eq
176Algeria0.0Mt CO2eq
177Andorra0.0Mt CO2eq
178Azerbaijan0.0Mt CO2eq
179Bahrain0.0Mt CO2eq
180Armenia0.0Mt CO2eq
181Bosnia and Herzegovina0.0Mt CO2eq
182Malta-0.0Mt CO2eq
183Barbados-0.0Mt CO2eq
Showing 183 of 183 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2023).

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