Carbon stock change in forests — Area in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Carbon stock change in forests — Area was 161,959 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in European Union (27), 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — area in European Union (27) is 161,959 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area in European Union (27) peaked at 161,959 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 130,868 1000 ha, in 1990.
European Union (27) ranks 18th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 130,868 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 131,475 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 142,496 1000 ha | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 147,879 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 148,514 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 149,150 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 149,784 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 150,420 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 151,055 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 151,690 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 152,325 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 152,935 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 153,382 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 153,829 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 154,276 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 154,723 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 155,170 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 155,617 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 156,065 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 156,512 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 156,959 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 157,198 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 157,528 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 157,859 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 158,190 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 158,521 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 159,013 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 159,508 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 160,002 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 160,497 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 160,992 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 161,126 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 161,334 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 161,542 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 161,751 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 161,959 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 145,333 1000 ha | 130,868 1000 ha | 151,690 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 154,483 1000 ha | 152,325 1000 ha | 156,512 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 158,528 1000 ha | 156,959 1000 ha | 160,497 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 161,451 1000 ha | 160,992 1000 ha | 161,959 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 15 Argentina 46,793 1000 ha compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 1,055 1000 ha compare
- 16 Central African Republic 45,142 1000 ha compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 527.81 1000 ha compare
- 17 Zambia 44,971 1000 ha compare
- 17 Polynesia 384.28 1000 ha compare
- 18 Papua New Guinea 34,034 1000 ha compare
- 18 Republic of Moldova 370.88 1000 ha compare
- 19 Mozambique 32,512 1000 ha compare
- 19 Micronesia 169.85 1000 ha compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 64.57 1000 ha compare
- 20 Sudan (former) 31,733 1000 ha compare
- 21 Sweden 27,988 1000 ha compare
- 21 Wallis and Futuna Islands 10.82 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for European Union (27)
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 255.74 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area in European Union (27)?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area in European Union (27) was 161,959 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 161,959 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 130,868 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does European Union (27) rank for carbon stock change in forests — area?
- European Union (27) ranks 18th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).