Forestland — Emissions in Western Europe

Western Europe: Forestland — Emissions was -38,107 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
-38,107 kt
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
12th
of 32 groups
All-time high
-38,107 kt
in 2021
All-time low
-136,176 kt
in 2011
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forestland — Emissions in Western Europe, 1990–2023

-140.0k-120.0k-100.0k-80.0k-60.0k-40.0k1990200620231990: -117.4k kt1991: -117.4k kt1992: -117.4k kt1993: -117.4k kt1994: -117.4k kt1995: -117.4k kt1996: -117.4k kt1997: -117.4k kt1998: -117.4k kt1999: -117.4k kt2000: -117.4k kt2001: -117.1k kt2002: -117.1k kt2003: -117.1k kt2004: -117.1k kt2005: -117.1k kt2006: -117.1k kt2007: -117.1k kt2008: -117.1k kt2009: -117.1k kt2010: -117.1k kt2011: -136.2k kt2012: -136.2k kt2013: -136.2k kt2014: -136.2k kt2015: -136.2k kt2016: -42.9k kt2017: -42.9k kt2018: -42.9k kt2019: -42.9k kt2020: -42.9k kt2021: -38.1k kt2022: -38.1k kt2023: -38.1k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Western Europe recorded -38,107 kt for forestland — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 72.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forestland — emissions in Western Europe peaked at -38,107 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -136,176 kt, in 2011.

That places Western Europe 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Forestland — Emissions in Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Forestland — Emissions (CO2) in Western Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 -117,364 kt
1991 -117,364 kt -0.0%
1992 -117,364 kt -0.0%
1993 -117,364 kt -0.0%
1994 -117,364 kt -0.0%
1995 -117,364 kt -0.0%
1996 -117,364 kt -0.0%
1997 -117,364 kt -0.0%
1998 -117,364 kt -0.0%
1999 -117,364 kt -0.0%
2000 -117,364 kt -0.0%
2001 -117,112 kt -0.2%
2002 -117,112 kt -0.0%
2003 -117,112 kt -0.0%
2004 -117,112 kt -0.0%
2005 -117,112 kt -0.0%
2006 -117,112 kt -0.0%
2007 -117,112 kt -0.0%
2008 -117,112 kt -0.0%
2009 -117,112 kt -0.0%
2010 -117,112 kt -0.0%
2011 -136,176 kt +16.3%
2012 -136,176 kt -0.0%
2013 -136,176 kt -0.0%
2014 -136,176 kt -0.0%
2015 -136,176 kt -0.0%
2016 -42,886 kt -68.5%
2017 -42,886 kt -0.0%
2018 -42,886 kt -0.0%
2019 -42,886 kt -0.0%
2020 -42,886 kt -0.0%
2021 -38,107 kt -11.1%
2022 -38,107 kt -0.0%
2023 -38,107 kt -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -117,364 kt -117,364 kt -117,364 kt 10
2000s -117,137 kt -117,364 kt -117,112 kt 10
2010s -96,953 kt -136,176 kt -42,886 kt 10
2020s -39,302 kt -42,886 kt -38,107 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 9 Estonia 2,901 kt compare
  2. 10 Burkina Faso 1,472 kt compare
  3. 11 Latvia 1,364 kt compare
  4. 12 Spain 1,320 kt compare
  5. 13 Mali 990.73 kt compare
  6. 14 Germany 711.33 kt compare
  7. 15 Western Sahara 507.58 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forestland — emissions in Western Europe?
Forestland — emissions in Western Europe was -38,107 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forestland — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was -38,107 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest forestland — emissions recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was -136,176 kt in 2011.
How does Western Europe rank for forestland — emissions?
Western Europe ranks 12th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is forestland — emissions rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.0%. 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 Forestland — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forestland — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 9,006 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf