Brazil had the highest average annual forest-related emissions worldwide between 2001 and 2023, at 1.64 billion metric tones of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e) per year. Canada and Indonesia followed, with each emitting an average of 0.96 GtCO₂e per year during this same period.
Countries with the highest average annual forest-related emissions worldwide from 2001 to 2023
(in billion metric tones of carbon dioxide equivalent per year)
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