Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -14,870 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Northern Europe, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Northern Europe stood at -14,870 kt. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 92.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Northern Europe peaked at -14,870 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -194,067 kt, in 2011.
That places Northern Europe 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -106,653 kt | — |
| 1991 | -106,653 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -130,094 kt | +22.0% |
| 1993 | -130,094 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -130,094 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -130,094 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -130,094 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -130,094 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -130,094 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -130,094 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -130,094 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -143,617 kt | +10.4% |
| 2002 | -143,617 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -143,617 kt | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -143,617 kt | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -143,617 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -143,617 kt | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -143,617 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -143,617 kt | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -143,617 kt | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -143,617 kt | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -194,067 kt | +35.1% |
| 2012 | -194,067 kt | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -194,067 kt | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -194,067 kt | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -194,067 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -79,995 kt | -58.8% |
| 2017 | -79,995 kt | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -79,995 kt | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -79,995 kt | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -79,995 kt | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -14,870 kt | -81.4% |
| 2022 | -14,870 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -14,870 kt | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -14,870 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -14,870 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -125,406 kt | -130,094 kt | -106,653 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | -142,265 kt | -143,617 kt | -130,094 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | -143,393 kt | -194,067 kt | -79,995 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | -25,724 kt | -79,995 kt | -14,870 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 5 Cabo Verde -7.33 kt compare
- 5 Cuba 5,485 kt compare
- 5 Micronesia (Federated States of) -14.67 kt compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 5,295 kt compare
- 6 Wallis and Futuna Islands -38.1 kt compare
- 7 Benin 5,251 kt compare
- 7 Côte d'Ivoire -4,112 kt compare
- 7 Polynesia -43.45 kt compare
- 8 Morocco 5,000 kt compare
- 8 Micronesia -58.67 kt compare
- 9 Estonia 2,901 kt compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova -140.98 kt compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 1,472 kt compare
- 11 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -1,108 kt compare
- 11 Latvia 1,364 kt compare
More climate change data for Northern Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.17 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 81,778 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 17,871 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 63,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,282 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,260 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,142 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 118.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 57.14 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Northern Europe?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Northern Europe was -14,870 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was -14,870 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -194,067 kt in 2011.
- How does Northern Europe rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Northern Europe ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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).