Italy vs Southern Europe: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2)

Italy
53,089 kt
in 2025
Southern Europe
19,237 kt
in 2025
Italy rank
1st
Southern Europe rank
2nd

Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) over time

  • Italy
  • Southern Europe
-150.0k-100.0k-50.0k050.0k199020072025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 53,089 kt against 19,237 kt in Southern Europe, a difference of 33,852 kt.

That makes Italy's figure about 2.8 times Southern Europe's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 1st and Southern Europe ranks 2nd of 223 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Southern Europe Difference Ahead
1990s -35,317 kt -156,549 kt 121,232 kt Italy
2000s -35,489 kt -119,447 kt 83,958 kt Italy
2010s -23,489 kt -72,565 kt 49,076 kt Italy
2020s 40,425 kt 4,006 kt 36,419 kt Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — net emissions/removals (co2), Italy or Southern Europe?
Italy, at 53,089 kt against 19,237 kt in Southern Europe as of 2025.
What is the difference in forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) between Italy and Southern Europe?
33,852 kt, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Southern Europe?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Italy and Southern Europe rank globally for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Italy ranks 1st and Southern Europe ranks 2nd of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — 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

Indicator
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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).