Net Forest conversion — Area in Western Europe
Western Europe: Net Forest conversion — Area was 3.85 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Area in Western Europe, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, net forest conversion — area in Western Europe stood at 3.85 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area in Western Europe peaked at 12.61 1000 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.85 1000 ha, in 2021.
That places Western Europe 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Area in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.12 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 9.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 9.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.64 1000 ha | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 8.64 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 8.64 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8.64 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 8.64 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.64 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8.64 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.64 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.64 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.64 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.61 1000 ha | +45.9% |
| 2012 | 12.61 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.61 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.61 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.61 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.64 1000 ha | -39.4% |
| 2017 | 7.64 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.64 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.64 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.64 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.85 1000 ha | -49.6% |
| 2022 | 3.85 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.85 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.85 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.85 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.12 1000 ha | 9.12 1000 ha | 9.12 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.69 1000 ha | 8.64 1000 ha | 9.12 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.22 1000 ha | 7.64 1000 ha | 12.61 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.48 1000 ha | 3.85 1000 ha | 7.64 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More climate change data for Western Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.53 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — area in Western Europe?
- Net forest conversion — area in Western Europe was 3.85 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — area recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 12.61 1000 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.85 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Western Europe rank for net forest conversion — area?
- Western Europe ranks 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — area rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — Area. 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).