Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate was 0.5484 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Southern Europe, 1962–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Southern Europe stood at 0.5484 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Southern Europe peaked at 183.27 % change on previous year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1118 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Southern Europe 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Southern Europe, 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 | 183.27 % change on previous year | +34029.8% |
| 1991 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -99.4% |
| 1992 | 0.934 % change on previous year | -18.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9254 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.9169 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9086 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9004 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 6.42 % change on previous year | +613.0% |
| 1998 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -84.0% |
| 1999 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 1 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.13 % change on previous year | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 1.12 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.1 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.07 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.671 % change on previous year | -34.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6666 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6622 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6578 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6539 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1123 % change on previous year | -82.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1122 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1121 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.112 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1118 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5611 % change on previous year | +401.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5576 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5545 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5518 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.5484 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Southern Europe 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 | +34029.8% | 0.537 % change on previous year | 183.27 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | +613.0% | 0.9004 % change on previous year | 6.42 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +401.8% | 0.1118 % change on previous year | 0.5611 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | -99.4% | 183.27 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | -84.0% | 6.42 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | -82.8% | 0.6539 % change on previous year | 0.1123 % 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 | 19.75 % change on previous year | 0.9004 % change on previous year | 183.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 % change on previous year | 1 % change on previous year | 1.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4784 % change on previous year | 0.112 % change on previous year | 1.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4809 % change on previous year | 0.1118 % change on previous year | 0.5611 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 4 Rwanda 4.36 % change on previous year compare
- 5 Belarus 4.27 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Iceland 3.88 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Bermuda 3.6 % change on previous year compare
- 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
More climate change data for Southern Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.85 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 85,169 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,644 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 65,525 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 74.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 25,694 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 19,773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,921 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 74.62 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Southern Europe?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Southern Europe was 0.5484 % 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 183.27 % change on previous year in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1118 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Southern Europe rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- Southern Europe ranks 7th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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.