Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 11,198 million t in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in European Union (27), 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in European Union (27) is 11,198 million t, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in European Union (27) peaked at 11,198 million t in 2025 and was at its lowest, 369.23 million t, in 1961.
European Union (27) ranks 17th of 31 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 in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 369.23 million t | — |
| 1962 | 392.02 million t | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 414.81 million t | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 437.6 million t | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 460.38 million t | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 483.17 million t | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 505.96 million t | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 528.75 million t | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 551.54 million t | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 574.33 million t | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 597.12 million t | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 605.71 million t | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 614.3 million t | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 622.9 million t | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 631.49 million t | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 640.08 million t | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 648.68 million t | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 657.27 million t | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 665.86 million t | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 674.46 million t | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 683.05 million t | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 685.35 million t | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 687.65 million t | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 689.94 million t | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 692.24 million t | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 694.54 million t | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 698.3 million t | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 702.06 million t | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 705.83 million t | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 6,914 million t | +879.6% |
| 1991 | 6,994 million t | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 7,843 million t | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 8,442 million t | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 8,530 million t | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 8,618 million t | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 8,706 million t | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 8,911 million t | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 9,004 million t | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 9,096 million t | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 9,188 million t | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 9,295 million t | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 9,402 million t | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 9,509 million t | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 9,616 million t | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 9,722 million t | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 9,829 million t | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 9,936 million t | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 10,043 million t | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 10,150 million t | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 10,257 million t | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 10,370 million t | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 10,483 million t | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 10,596 million t | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 10,709 million t | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 10,822 million t | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 10,868 million t | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 10,914 million t | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 10,960 million t | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 11,005 million t | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 11,051 million t | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 11,081 million t | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 11,110 million t | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 11,139 million t | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 11,169 million t | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 11,198 million t | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 460.38 million t | 369.23 million t | 551.54 million t | 9 |
| 1970s | 625.77 million t | 574.33 million t | 665.86 million t | 10 |
| 1980s | 691.34 million t | 674.46 million t | 705.83 million t | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,306 million t | 6,914 million t | 9,096 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,669 million t | 9,188 million t | 10,150 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,698 million t | 10,257 million t | 11,005 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,125 million t | 11,051 million t | 11,198 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 370.63 million t compare
- 14 Gabon 4,122 million t compare
- 15 Argentina 3,850 million t compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 79.29 million t compare
- 16 Papua New Guinea 3,777 million t compare
- 16 Syrian Arab Republic 27.89 million t compare
- 17 India 3,327 million t compare
- 17 Polynesia 26.08 million t compare
- 18 Congo 3,016 million t compare
- 18 Republic of Moldova 24.74 million t compare
- 19 Cameroon 2,716 million t compare
- 19 Micronesia 16.26 million t compare
- 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 7.62 million t compare
- 20 Suriname 2,580 million t compare
More climate change data for European Union (27)
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 255.74 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in European Union (27)?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in European Union (27) was 11,198 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 11,198 million t in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 369.23 million t in 1961.
- How does European Union (27) rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- European Union (27) ranks 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.