Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Germany
Germany: Carbon stock change in forests — Area was 11,481 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Germany, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Germany recorded 11,481 1000 ha for carbon stock change in forests — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area in Germany peaked at 11,481 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11,300 1000 ha, in 1990.
Germany ranks 53rd of 243 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Germany, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11,300 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 11,305 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 11,311 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11,316 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 11,322 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11,327 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 11,332 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 11,338 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 11,343 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 11,349 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11,354 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11,360 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11,365 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11,370 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11,376 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11,382 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11,387 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11,392 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11,398 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11,404 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11,409 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11,414 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11,419 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11,424 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11,428 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11,433 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11,438 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11,443 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11,448 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11,453 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11,457 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11,462 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11,467 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11,472 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11,477 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 11,481 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 11,481 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 382.92 1000 ha, 30.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Germany's 11,481 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,087 1000 ha, 5.5× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,324 1000 ha | 11,300 1000 ha | 11,349 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,379 1000 ha | 11,354 1000 ha | 11,404 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,431 1000 ha | 11,409 1000 ha | 11,453 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,469 1000 ha | 11,457 1000 ha | 11,481 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 50 Lao People's Democratic Republic 13,099 1000 ha compare
- 51 Ecuador 12,340 1000 ha compare
- 52 Norway 12,111 1000 ha compare
- 54 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 10,751 1000 ha compare
- 55 Mali 10,587 1000 ha compare
- 56 New Zealand 10,303 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Germany
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 43,971 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,073 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,898 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,246 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 12,227 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 122.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 46.14 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area in Germany?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area in Germany was 11,481 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 11,481 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,300 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Germany rank for carbon stock change in forests — area?
- Germany ranks 53rd out of 243 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany 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).