Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in France
France: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -31,988 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in France, 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 France is -31,988 kt, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in France peaked at -30,800 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, -71,133 kt, in 2001.
That places France 213th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in France, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -30,800 kt | — |
| 1991 | -30,800 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -30,800 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -30,800 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -30,800 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -30,800 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -30,800 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -30,800 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -30,800 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -30,800 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -30,800 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -71,133 kt | +131.0% |
| 2002 | -71,133 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -71,133 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -71,133 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -71,133 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -71,133 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -71,133 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -71,133 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -71,133 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -71,133 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -66,301 kt | -6.8% |
| 2012 | -66,301 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -66,301 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -66,301 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -66,301 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -31,988 kt | -51.8% |
| 2017 | -31,988 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -31,988 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -31,988 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -31,988 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -31,988 kt | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -31,988 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -31,988 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -31,988 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -31,988 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -30,800 kt | -30,800 kt | -30,800 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -67,100 kt | -71,133 kt | -30,800 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -53,059 kt | -71,133 kt | -31,988 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -31,988 kt | -31,988 kt | -31,988 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More climate change data for France
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.23 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 55,837 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,820 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 44,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,572 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 16,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,451 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 532.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 62.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in France?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in France was -31,988 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was -30,800 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was -71,133 kt in 2001.
- How does France rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- France ranks 213th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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).