Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate was 0.2632 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in European Union (27), 1962–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 0.2632 % change on previous year for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 75.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in European Union (27) peaked at 879.57 % change on previous year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2632 % change on previous year, in 2025.
European Union (27) ranks 11th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 6.17 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 5.81 % change on previous year | -5.8% |
| 1964 | 5.49 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 1965 | 5.21 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 1966 | 4.95 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 4.72 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 4.5 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 1969 | 4.31 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 4.13 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1971 | 3.97 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -63.7% |
| 1973 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 1.38 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3367 % change on previous year | -73.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3356 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.333 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3334 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3323 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5414 % change on previous year | +62.9% |
| 1988 | 0.5385 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.537 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 879.57 % change on previous year | +163696.0% |
| 1991 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -99.9% |
| 1992 | 12.13 % change on previous year | +944.6% |
| 1993 | 7.64 % change on previous year | -37.0% |
| 1994 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -86.3% |
| 1995 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 2.36 % change on previous year | +130.5% |
| 1998 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -56.0% |
| 1999 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.16 % change on previous year | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.1 % change on previous year | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4232 % change on previous year | -59.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4223 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4197 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4179 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4171 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.266 % change on previous year | -36.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2644 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2646 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2639 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2632 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in European Union (27) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +163696.0% | 0.537 % change on previous year | 879.57 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | +944.6% | 1.16 % change on previous year | 12.13 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | +130.5% | 1.02 % change on previous year | 2.36 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | -99.9% | 879.57 % change on previous year | 1.16 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | -86.3% | 7.64 % change on previous year | 1.04 % change on previous year |
| 1982 | -73.6% | 1.27 % change on previous year | 0.3367 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.15 % change on previous year | 4.31 % change on previous year | 6.17 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.91 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | 4.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5853 % change on previous year | 0.3323 % change on previous year | 1.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.8 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 879.57 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 % change on previous year | 1.01 % change on previous year | 1.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8129 % change on previous year | 0.4179 % change on previous year | 1.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2899 % change on previous year | 0.2632 % change on previous year | 0.4171 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 8 United States Virgin Islands 3.53 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Ghana 3.37 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Honduras 3.37 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Serbia and Montenegro 3.36 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Andorra 3.31 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Kiribati 3.12 % change on previous year compare
- 14 China 2.31 % change on previous year compare
- 14 China, mainland 2.31 % change on previous year 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 forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in European Union (27)?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in European Union (27) was 0.2632 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 879.57 % change on previous year in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2632 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does European Union (27) rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- European Union (27) ranks 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.