Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Europe
Europe: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -1.41 million kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Europe, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Europe recorded -1.41 million kt for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Europe peaked at -1.24 million kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, -1.78 million kt, in 2001.
That places Europe 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -1.67 million kt | — |
| 1991 | -1.67 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -1.67 million kt | -0.4% |
| 1993 | -1.67 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -1.67 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -1.67 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -1.67 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -1.67 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -1.67 million kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -1.67 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -1.67 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -1.78 million kt | +6.7% |
| 2002 | -1.78 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -1.78 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -1.78 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -1.78 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -1.78 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -1.78 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -1.78 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -1.78 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -1.78 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -1.51 million kt | -15.2% |
| 2012 | -1.51 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -1.51 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -1.51 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -1.51 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -1.24 million kt | -17.6% |
| 2017 | -1.24 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -1.24 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -1.24 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -1.24 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -1.41 million kt | +13.6% |
| 2022 | -1.41 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -1.41 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -1.41 million kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -1.41 million kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.67 million kt | -1.67 million kt | -1.67 million kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.77 million kt | -1.78 million kt | -1.67 million kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.43 million kt | -1.78 million kt | -1.24 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.38 million kt | -1.41 million kt | -1.24 million kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More climate change data for Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 471,113 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 102,735 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 368,378 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 387.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13,156 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 121,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 110,533 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 417.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 379.31 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Europe?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Europe was -1.41 million kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was -1.24 million kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.78 million kt in 2001.
- How does Europe rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Europe ranks 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).