Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Western Europe
Western Europe: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -36,659 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Western Europe, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded -36,659 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 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Western Europe peaked at -36,659 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -131,663 kt, in 2011.
Western Europe ranks 22nd of 31 groups on this measure, 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 Western Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -114,599 kt | — |
| 1991 | -114,599 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -114,599 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -114,599 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -114,599 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -114,599 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -114,599 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -114,599 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -114,599 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -114,599 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -114,599 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -114,044 kt | -0.5% |
| 2002 | -114,044 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -114,044 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -114,044 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -114,044 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -114,044 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -114,044 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -114,044 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -114,044 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -114,044 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -131,663 kt | +15.4% |
| 2012 | -131,663 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -131,663 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -131,663 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -131,663 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -40,011 kt | -69.6% |
| 2017 | -40,011 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -40,011 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -40,011 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -40,011 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -36,659 kt | -8.4% |
| 2022 | -36,659 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -36,659 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -36,659 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -36,659 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -114,599 kt | -114,599 kt | -114,599 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -114,100 kt | -114,599 kt | -114,044 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -93,240 kt | -131,663 kt | -40,011 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -37,218 kt | -40,011 kt | -36,659 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.53 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 136,034 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 28,488 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 107.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 33,397 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 32,700 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 697.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 123.4 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Western Europe?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Western Europe was -36,659 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was -36,659 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -131,663 kt in 2011.
- How does Western Europe rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Western Europe ranks 22nd out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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).