Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -31,578 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in European Union (27), 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded -31,578 kt for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 92.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in European Union (27) peaked at -31,578 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -409,248 kt, in 2001.
That places European Union (27) 21st out of 31 groups 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 — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -364,116 kt | — |
| 1991 | -364,116 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -397,923 kt | +9.3% |
| 1993 | -407,823 kt | +2.5% |
| 1994 | -407,823 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -407,823 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -407,823 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -407,823 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -407,823 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -407,823 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -407,823 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -409,248 kt | +0.3% |
| 2002 | -409,248 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -409,248 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -409,248 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -409,248 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -409,248 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -409,248 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -409,248 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -409,248 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -409,248 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -409,046 kt | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -409,046 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -409,046 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -409,046 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -409,046 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -228,349 kt | -44.2% |
| 2017 | -228,349 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -228,349 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -228,349 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -228,349 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -31,578 kt | -86.2% |
| 2022 | -31,578 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -31,578 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -31,578 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -31,578 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -398,092 kt | -407,823 kt | -364,116 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -409,106 kt | -409,248 kt | -407,823 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -336,787 kt | -409,248 kt | -228,349 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -64,373 kt | -228,349 kt | -31,578 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 18 Central African Republic 24,963 kt compare
- 18 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -1,995 kt compare
- 19 Liberia 22,829 kt compare
- 19 Viet Nam -5,412 kt compare
- 20 Mali 22,675 kt compare
- 20 Türkiye -6,908 kt compare
- 21 Chad 20,709 kt compare
- 22 Guinea 18,825 kt compare
- 23 Burkina Faso 18,619 kt compare
- 24 Zimbabwe 17,549 kt compare
More climate change data for European Union (27)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 9.88 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in European Union (27)?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in European Union (27) was -31,578 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was -31,578 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was -409,248 kt in 2001.
- How does European Union (27) rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- European Union (27) ranks 21st out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.3%. 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 — 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).