Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Belgium
Belgium: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 0 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 kt
World rank
85th
of 223 countries
All-time high
2,977 kt
in 2016
All-time low
-4,180 kt
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Belgium, 2000–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Belgium is 0 kt, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Belgium peaked at 2,977 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, -4,180 kt, in 2000.
That places Belgium 85th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -4,180 kt | — |
| 2001 | -3,175 kt | -24.0% |
| 2002 | -3,175 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -3,175 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -3,175 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -3,175 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -3,175 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -3,175 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -3,175 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -3,175 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -3,175 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -2,523 kt | -20.6% |
| 2012 | -2,523 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -2,523 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -2,523 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -2,523 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,977 kt | -218.0% |
| 2017 | 2,977 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,977 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,977 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,977 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 kt | — |
| 2023 | 0 kt | — |
| 2024 | 0 kt | — |
| 2025 | 0 kt | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3,276 kt | -4,180 kt | -3,175 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -387.94 kt | -3,175 kt | 2,977 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 496.22 kt | 0 kt | 2,977 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 82 Bermuda 0.4447 kt compare
- 83 Aruba 0.2794 kt compare
- 84 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.171 kt compare
- 85 Afghanistan 0 kt
- 85 Albania 0 kt compare
- 85 American Samoa 0 kt compare
- 85 Anguilla 0 kt
- 85 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 kt
- 85 Bahamas 0 kt
- 85 Botswana 0 kt compare
- 85 British Virgin Islands 0 kt compare
- 85 Brunei Darussalam 0 kt compare
- 85 Burundi 0 kt compare
- 85 Cook Islands 0 kt compare
- 85 Curaçao 0 kt
- 85 Djibouti 0 kt compare
- 85 Egypt 0 kt
- 85 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 kt
- 85 Faroe Islands 0 kt
- 85 Finland 0 kt compare
- 85 French Polynesia 0 kt compare
- 85 Gibraltar 0 kt
- 85 Greece 0 kt compare
- 85 Greenland 0 kt
- 85 Grenada 0 kt
- 85 Guam 0 kt compare
- 85 Holy See 0 kt
- 85 Israel 0 kt compare
- 85 Jordan 0 kt
- 85 Kiribati 0 kt
- 85 Kuwait 0 kt compare
- 85 Kyrgyzstan 0 kt compare
- 85 Lesotho 0 kt
- 85 Luxembourg 0 kt compare
- 85 Maldives 0 kt
- 85 Marshall Islands 0 kt compare
- 85 Mauritius 0 kt compare
- 85 Monaco 0 kt
- 85 Mongolia 0 kt compare
- 85 Montenegro 0 kt compare
- 85 Naoero 0 kt
- 85 New Caledonia 0 kt compare
- 85 Niue 0 kt compare
- 85 Norfolk Island 0 kt
- 85 North Macedonia 0 kt compare
- 85 Northern Mariana Islands 0 kt compare
- 85 Norway 0 kt compare
- 85 Oman 0 kt
- 85 Pitcairn 0 kt
- 85 Qatar 0 kt
- 85 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kt
- 85 Saint Martin (French Part) 0 kt
- 85 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kt compare
- 85 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kt compare
- 85 Singapore 0 kt compare
- 85 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 kt
- 85 Sweden 0 kt compare
- 85 Tokelau 0 kt
- 85 Tonga 0 kt
- 85 Turkmenistan 0 kt compare
- 85 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kt
- 85 Tuvalu 0 kt
- 85 Yemen 0 kt
More climate change data for Belgium
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 143.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,360 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,597 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 235.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,004 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 993.72 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.75 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Belgium?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Belgium was 0 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 2,977 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -4,180 kt in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Belgium ranks 85th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). 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).