Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Romania
Romania: Carbon stock change in forests — Area was 7,001 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Carbon stock change in forests — Area in Romania, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Romania recorded 7,001 1000 ha for carbon stock change in forests — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area in Romania peaked at 7,001 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6,366 1000 ha, in 2000.
That places Romania 59th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,372 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 6,371 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 6,370 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 6,370 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 6,370 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 6,369 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 6,368 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 6,368 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 6,368 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 6,367 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 6,366 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 6,381 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 6,396 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 6,411 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 6,426 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 6,440 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 6,455 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 6,470 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 6,485 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 6,500 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 6,515 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 6,598 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 6,675 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 6,753 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 6,830 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 6,907 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 6,919 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 6,924 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 6,930 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 6,936 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 6,941 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 6,978 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 6,984 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 6,990 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 6,995 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 7,001 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,369 1000 ha | 6,367 1000 ha | 6,372 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,433 1000 ha | 6,366 1000 ha | 6,500 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,799 1000 ha | 6,515 1000 ha | 6,936 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,982 1000 ha | 6,941 1000 ha | 7,001 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 56 Philippines 7,439 1000 ha compare
- 57 South Sudan 7,160 1000 ha compare
- 58 Ghana 7,056 1000 ha compare
- 60 Cambodia 6,649 1000 ha compare
- 61 Liberia 6,367 1000 ha compare
- 62 Republic of Korea 6,283 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Romania
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,282 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,155 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,127 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 11.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 361.69 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,810 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,531 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 279.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area in Romania?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area in Romania was 7,001 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 7,001 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,366 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for carbon stock change in forests — area?
- Romania ranks 59th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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).