In 2023, global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from commodity-driven deforestation totaled 2.53 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e). The highest emissions generated from commodity-driven deforestation between 2001 and 2023 were recorded in 2016, at 4.3 GtCO₂e.
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from commodity-driven deforestation worldwide from 2001 to 2023
(in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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WRI. (April 4, 2024). Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from commodity-driven deforestation worldwide from 2001 to 2023 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470265/global-ghg-emissions-commodity-deforestation/
WRI. "Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from commodity-driven deforestation worldwide from 2001 to 2023 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. April 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470265/global-ghg-emissions-commodity-deforestation/
WRI. (2024). Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from commodity-driven deforestation worldwide from 2001 to 2023 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470265/global-ghg-emissions-commodity-deforestation/
WRI. "Greenhouse Gas (Ghg) Emissions from Commodity-driven Deforestation Worldwide from 2001 to 2023 (in Billion Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470265/global-ghg-emissions-commodity-deforestation/
WRI, Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from commodity-driven deforestation worldwide from 2001 to 2023 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470265/global-ghg-emissions-commodity-deforestation/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from commodity-driven deforestation worldwide from 2001 to 2023 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], WRI, April 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470265/global-ghg-emissions-commodity-deforestation/
