Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -1.35 million kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Eastern Europe, 1990–2025
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 Eastern Europe is -1.35 million kt, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Eastern Europe peaked at -1.03 million kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, -1.40 million kt, in 2001.
That places Eastern Europe 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -1.28 million kt | — |
| 1991 | -1.28 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -1.25 million kt | -2.4% |
| 1993 | -1.25 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -1.25 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -1.25 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -1.25 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -1.25 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -1.25 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -1.25 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -1.25 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -1.40 million kt | +11.8% |
| 2002 | -1.40 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -1.40 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -1.40 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1.40 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -1.40 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -1.40 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -1.40 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -1.40 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -1.40 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -1.11 million kt | -20.7% |
| 2012 | -1.11 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -1.11 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -1.11 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1.11 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -1.03 million kt | -7.0% |
| 2017 | -1.03 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -1.03 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -1.03 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -1.03 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -1.35 million kt | +31.1% |
| 2022 | -1.35 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -1.35 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -1.35 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -1.35 million kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.25 million kt | -1.28 million kt | -1.25 million kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.38 million kt | -1.40 million kt | -1.25 million kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.10 million kt | -1.40 million kt | -1.03 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.30 million kt | -1.35 million kt | -1.03 million kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
More climate change data for Eastern Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.04 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 168,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 36,732 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 131,400 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 138.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,693 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 46,801 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 42,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,883 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 161.95 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Eastern Europe?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Eastern Europe was -1.35 million 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 Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was -1.03 million kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.40 million kt in 2001.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Eastern Europe ranks 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Europe 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).