Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 117.81 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 in European Union (27), 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 117.81 1000 ha for net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 in European Union (27) peaked at 284.91 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 117.81 1000 ha, in 2021.
That places European Union (27) 20th out of 36 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 121.18 1000 ha | 119.11 1000 ha | 121.92 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 268.61 1000 ha | 121.92 1000 ha | 284.91 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 201.39 1000 ha | 191.07 1000 ha | 284.91 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 130.02 1000 ha | 117.81 1000 ha | 191.07 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
More climate change data for European Union (27)
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 11,198 million t (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -71,698 kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) -31,578 kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 40,120 kt (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 161,841 1000 ha (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 161,959 1000 ha (2025)
- Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 4.35 kt (2024)
- Other forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 37,547 ha (2024)
- Other forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.3974 kt (2024)
- Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 802,528 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 in European Union (27)?
- Net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 in European Union (27) was 117.81 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 284.91 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 117.81 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does European Union (27) rank for net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1?
- European Union (27) ranks 20th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1. 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).