Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -1,613 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is -1,613 kt, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 86.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at -1,613 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -14,410 kt, in 1990.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 181st of 223 countries on this measure, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -14,410 kt | — |
| 1991 | -14,410 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -14,410 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -14,410 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -14,410 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -14,410 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -14,410 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -14,410 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -14,410 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -14,410 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -14,410 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -14,117 kt | -2.0% |
| 2002 | -14,117 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -14,117 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -14,117 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -14,117 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -14,117 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -14,117 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -14,117 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -14,117 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -14,117 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -11,953 kt | -15.3% |
| 2012 | -11,953 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -11,953 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -11,953 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -11,953 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -3,593 kt | -69.9% |
| 2017 | -3,593 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -3,593 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -3,593 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -3,593 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -1,613 kt | -55.1% |
| 2022 | -1,613 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -1,613 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -1,613 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -1,613 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -14,410 kt | -14,410 kt | -14,410 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -14,146 kt | -14,410 kt | -14,117 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -8,826 kt | -14,117 kt | -3,593 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -1,943 kt | -3,593 kt | -1,613 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 178 Dominican Republic -1,269 kt compare
- 179 Jamaica -1,335 kt compare
- 180 Costa Rica -1,474 kt compare
- 182 Slovakia -1,819 kt compare
- 183 Fiji -2,002 kt compare
- 184 Uzbekistan -2,119 kt compare
More climate change data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.01 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 37,706 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,697 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 32.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,036 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,083 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,027 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 55.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.52 kt (2050)
All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was -1,613 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was -1,613 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -14,410 kt in 1990.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 181st out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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).