Forest land under the Emissions Trading Scheme

Historical information is available on post-1989 forest land that has been registered, added and removed, and pre-1990 forest land that has been deforested each year under the Emissions Trading Scheme.

Tables of forest land under the ETS

Data may differ slightly from other reports due to land being transferred between parties. This data is a sum of all areas added and removed in a year, including areas removed and then added as part of a transmission of interest.

Pre-1990 forest land

Deforestation Year Area (Ha)
2008 136.1
2009 46.5
2010 543.9
2011 973.9
2012 11808.8
2013 6358.8
2014 8837.5
2015 2004.2
2016 566.6
2017 48.7
Deforestation Year
2008
Area (Ha)
136.1
Deforestation Year
2009
Area (Ha)
46.5
Deforestation Year
2010
Area (Ha)
543.9
Deforestation Year
2011
Area (Ha)
973.9
Deforestation Year
2012
Area (Ha)
11808.8
Deforestation Year
2013
Area (Ha)
6358.8
Deforestation Year
2014
Area (Ha)
8837.5
Deforestation Year
2015
Area (Ha)
2004.2
Deforestation Year
2016
Area (Ha)
566.6
Deforestation Year
2017
Area (Ha)
48.7

Post-1989 forest land

Years Number of Participants Added Area Removed Area Date (as at) Total Area registered
2009 185 47493.3 0.0 31/12/2009 47493.30795
2010 714 94736.9 261.2 31/12/2010 141969.0203
2011 1798 114893.3 8727.8 31/12/2011 247974.1297
2012 2615 162152.1 40167.3 31/12/2012 369953.3528
2013 2293 33518.9 142324.9 31/12/2013 260639.7694
2014 2141 143567.6 127207.1 31/12/2014 276845.9451
2015 2103 81095.3 56238.2 31/12/2015 300909.1601
2016 2047 14328.4 20498.5 31/12/2016 292977.8881
2017 2144 76937.2 41751.8 31/12/2017 325462.6168
2018 3839.3 9309.0
Years
2009
Number of Participants
185
Added Area
47493.3
Removed Area
0.0
Date (as at)
31/12/2009
Total Area registered
47493.30795
Years
2010
Number of Participants
714
Added Area
94736.9
Removed Area
261.2
Date (as at)
31/12/2010
Total Area registered
141969.0203
Years
2011
Number of Participants
1798
Added Area
114893.3
Removed Area
8727.8
Date (as at)
31/12/2011
Total Area registered
247974.1297
Years
2012
Number of Participants
2615
Added Area
162152.1
Removed Area
40167.3
Date (as at)
31/12/2012
Total Area registered
369953.3528
Years
2013
Number of Participants
2293
Added Area
33518.9
Removed Area
142324.9
Date (as at)
31/12/2013
Total Area registered
260639.7694
Years
2014
Number of Participants
2141
Added Area
143567.6
Removed Area
127207.1
Date (as at)
31/12/2014
Total Area registered
276845.9451
Years
2015
Number of Participants
2103
Added Area
81095.3
Removed Area
56238.2
Date (as at)
31/12/2015
Total Area registered
300909.1601
Years
2016
Number of Participants
2047
Added Area
14328.4
Removed Area
20498.5
Date (as at)
31/12/2016
Total Area registered
292977.8881
Years
2017
Number of Participants
2144
Added Area
76937.2
Removed Area
41751.8
Date (as at)
31/12/2017
Total Area registered
325462.6168
Years
2018
Number of Participants
Added Area
3839.3
Removed Area
9309.0
Date (as at)
Total Area registered

Post-1989 forest registered in the ETS

In June 2018, around 50 percent of all post-1989 forest land was registered in the ETS.

Post-1989 forest land Hectares
Registered in the ETS 325,307
Not registered in the ETS 330,812
Post-1989 forest land
Registered in the ETS
Hectares
325,307
Post-1989 forest land
Not registered in the ETS
Hectares
330,812

You may also find the Environmental Protection Authority’s ETS facts and figures report useful.

ETS reports - Environmental Protection Authority