Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate was 0.1286 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in European Union (27), 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in European Union (27) is 0.1286 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in European Union (27) peaked at 8.38 % change on previous year in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0832 % change on previous year, in 2021.
European Union (27) ranks 8th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4638 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 8.38 % change on previous year | +1707.3% |
| 1993 | 3.78 % change on previous year | -54.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4294 % change on previous year | -88.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4282 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4251 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4246 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4222 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4204 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4186 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.4005 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2923 % change on previous year | -27.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2914 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2906 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2897 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2889 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2881 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2879 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2864 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2856 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1523 % change on previous year | -46.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2099 % change on previous year | +37.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2101 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2097 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2092 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3104 % change on previous year | +48.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3113 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3097 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3094 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3084 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0832 % change on previous year | -73.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1291 % change on previous year | +55.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1289 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1294 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.1286 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in European Union (27) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +1707.3% | 0.4638 % change on previous year | 8.38 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | -88.6% | 3.78 % change on previous year | 0.4294 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | -73.0% | 0.3084 % change on previous year | 0.0832 % change on previous year |
| 2022 | +55.1% | 0.0832 % change on previous year | 0.1291 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | -54.9% | 8.38 % change on previous year | 3.78 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +48.3% | 0.2092 % change on previous year | 0.3104 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.69 % change on previous year | 0.4204 % change on previous year | 8.38 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3134 % change on previous year | 0.2864 % change on previous year | 0.4186 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2518 % change on previous year | 0.1523 % change on previous year | 0.3113 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1513 % change on previous year | 0.0832 % change on previous year | 0.3084 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 5 Iceland 1.59 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Liechtenstein 1.46 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Israel 1.34 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Cabo Verde 1.23 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Serbia 1.15 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Uzbekistan 1.07 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Ireland 0.9584 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for European Union (27)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 9.88 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 286,573 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 62,761 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 223,812 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 236.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,993 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 78,523 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 71,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,161 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 269.29 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in European Union (27)?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in European Union (27) was 0.1286 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.38 % change on previous year in 1992.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0832 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does European Union (27) rank for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate?
- European Union (27) ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.