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Largest forest carbon sinks in 2021–25
October 27 , 2025
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- Russia, China, and the United States led global carbon sequestration on forest land, recording annual removals of 1,150 Mt CO₂, 840 Mt CO₂, and 410 Mt CO₂, respectively, in 2021–25.
- Countries like Brazil (1,420 Mt CO₂), the Democratic Republic of Congo (160 Mt CO₂), and Peru (130 Mt CO₂) recorded the largest emissions due to net forest conversion.
- Collectively, the top ten countries accounted for more than 70 per cent of global deforestation during this period.
- India ranked fourth globally in forest carbon sequestration, removing an average of 150 Mt CO₂ per year between 2021 and 2025.
- Forests cover approximately 4.14 billion hectares, around one-third (32 per cent) of the Earth’s land area.
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