Russia had the highest forest-related carbon removals worldwide between 2001 and 2023, with **** billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e) per year. Brazil followed closely in second, with an average of almost *** GtCO₂e removed each year. These ** countries accounted for ** percent of global forest-related gross CO₂ removals between 2001 and 2023.
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WRI. (April 4, 2024). Highest forest-related carbon removals worldwide from 2001 to 2023, by leading country (in billion metric tones of carbon dioxide equivalent per year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1471346/countries-with-the-highest-forest-carbon-removals/
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