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Largest forest carbon sinks in 2021–25

October 27 , 2025 334 days 794 0

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.