Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Western Europe
Western Europe: Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 3.85 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 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 — fao tier 1 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 — fao tier 1 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 31st out of 36 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.
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
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 3,282 million t (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -38,107 kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) -36,659 kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 1,448 kt (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 35,582 1000 ha (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 35,586 1000 ha (2025)
- Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 0.0923 kt (2024)
- Other forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 796.38 ha (2024)
- Other forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0084 kt (2024)
- Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 6,914 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 in Western Europe?
- Net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 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 — fao tier 1 recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 12.61 1000 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 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 — fao tier 1?
- Western Europe ranks 31st out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — area — fao tier 1 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 — 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).