Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -352 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) recorded -352 kt for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 72.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at -352 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -5,720 kt, in 2016.
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 172nd of 223 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -1,316 kt | — |
| 1991 | -1,316 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -1,316 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -1,316 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -1,316 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -1,316 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -1,316 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -1,316 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -1,316 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -1,316 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -1,316 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -2,127 kt | +61.6% |
| 2002 | -2,127 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -2,127 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -2,127 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -2,127 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -2,127 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -2,127 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -2,127 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -2,127 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -2,127 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -1,283 kt | -39.7% |
| 2012 | -1,283 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -1,283 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -1,283 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1,283 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -5,720 kt | +345.7% |
| 2017 | -5,720 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -5,720 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -5,720 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -5,720 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -352 kt | -93.8% |
| 2022 | -352 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -352 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -352 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -352 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1,316 kt | -1,316 kt | -1,316 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -2,046 kt | -2,127 kt | -1,316 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -3,142 kt | -5,720 kt | -1,283 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -1,247 kt | -5,720 kt | -352 kt | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was -352 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 Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The highest recorded value was -352 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- The lowest recorded value was -5,720 kt in 2016.
- How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 172nd out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 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).