Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Western Europe
Western Europe: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 3,282 million t in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Western Europe, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Western Europe stood at 3,282 million t. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Western Europe peaked at 3,282 million t in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,375 million t, in 1990.
Western Europe ranks 23rd 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.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,375 million t | — |
| 1991 | 2,406 million t | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 2,437 million t | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 2,468 million t | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 2,500 million t | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 2,531 million t | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 2,562 million t | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 2,593 million t | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 2,625 million t | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 2,656 million t | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 2,687 million t | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 2,718 million t | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 2,749 million t | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 2,780 million t | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 2,811 million t | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2,843 million t | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 2,874 million t | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 2,905 million t | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 2,936 million t | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 2,967 million t | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 2,998 million t | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 3,034 million t | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 3,070 million t | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 3,106 million t | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 3,142 million t | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 3,178 million t | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 3,189 million t | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3,199 million t | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 3,210 million t | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 3,221 million t | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 3,232 million t | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 3,242 million t | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 3,252 million t | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 3,262 million t | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 3,272 million t | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 3,282 million t | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,515 million t | 2,375 million t | 2,656 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,827 million t | 2,687 million t | 2,967 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,135 million t | 2,998 million t | 3,221 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,257 million t | 3,232 million t | 3,282 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More climate change data for Western Europe
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24.9 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Western Europe?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Western Europe was 3,282 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 3,282 million t in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,375 million t in 1990.
- How does Western Europe rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Western Europe ranks 23rd out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.