Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Western Europe
Western Europe: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was -38,107 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Western Europe, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Western Europe stood at -38,107 kt. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Western Europe peaked at -38,107 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, -136,176 kt, in 2011.
Western Europe ranks 12th 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.
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Western Europe, year by year
| 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% |
| 2024 | -38,107 kt | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -38,107 kt | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 | -38,904 kt | -42,886 kt | -38,107 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 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
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo -1,267 kt compare
- 12 Spain 1,320 kt compare
- 13 Mali 990.73 kt compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic -1,885 kt compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -2,343 kt compare
- 14 Germany 711.33 kt compare
- 15 Western Sahara 507.58 kt compare
- 15 Melanesia -2,399 kt compare
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 forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Western Europe?
- Forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) in Western Europe was -38,107 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was -38,107 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -136,176 kt in 2011.
- How does Western Europe rank for forestland — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Western Europe ranks 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) 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 — 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).