Viet Nam vs Western Europe: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2)
Viet Nam
-5,412 kt
in 2025
Western Europe
-36,659 kt
in 2025
Viet Nam rank
19th
Western Europe rank
22nd
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) over time
- Viet Nam
- Western Europe
How they compare
Viet Nam currently reports -5,412 kt against -36,659 kt in Western Europe, a difference of 31,247 kt.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Viet Nam ahead.
Viet Nam ranks 19th and Western Europe ranks 22nd of 21 countries.
Viet Nam has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Viet Nam | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -77,763 kt | -114,599 kt | 36,836 kt | Viet Nam |
| 2000s | 3,823 kt | -114,100 kt | 117,923 kt | Viet Nam |
| 2010s | -85,101 kt | -93,240 kt | 8,139 kt | Viet Nam |
| 2020s | -34,717 kt | -37,218 kt | 2,501 kt | Viet Nam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2), Viet Nam or Western Europe?
- Viet Nam, at -5,412 kt against -36,659 kt in Western Europe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) between Viet Nam and Western Europe?
- 31,247 kt, with Viet Nam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Viet Nam and Western Europe?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Viet Nam and Western Europe rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Viet Nam ranks 19th and Western Europe ranks 22nd of 21 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).